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Avg. Critic Score: 41 out of 100 Mixed or average reviews Metascore® based on all critic reviews
Information for Parents:
5 OK for kids 5+
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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 75
    Philadelphia Inquirer | Carrie Rickey

    Graced with unusually expressive and seamless voice work by Drew Barrymore and George Lopez, the best of its kind since "Babe." Read full review

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Walter Addiego

    Depending on your tolerance for talking Chihuahuas, this could make for a fun family night out. Read full review

  • 70
    The Hollywood Reporter | Michael Rechtshaffen

    The picture might not be as fresh and clever as it could have been, but its spirited voice cast delivers the whole enchilada. Read full review

  • 70
    Washington Post | Ann Hornaday

    Okay, the concept for the movie is admittedly lame, but there's absolutely nothing wrong with watching a passel of adorable pooches wrinkle their brows and bark while human voices come out of their mouths. Read full review

  • 63
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    Alpo is served with a burrito chaser in Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Disney's fish-out-of-water comedy in which the fish is well, read the title. Read full review

  • 60
    Variety |

    A filthy-rich fantasy for these cash-strapped times, Beverly Hills Chihuahua features the voices of Drew Barrymore and much of the industry's top Latino talent in a live-action talking-dog lark that should please young pups. Read full review

  • 50
    The New York Times | Nathan Lee

    As multimillion-dollar frivolities about the pets of the ruling class go, Chihuahua is reasonably diverting. As one that happens to be opening in the middle of an economic meltdown, its mere existence feels utterly insane. Read full review

  • 30
    Los Angeles Times |

    Despite its superficial lip-service to self-actualization/realization, there has to be more to life than what Beverly Hills Chihuahua is putting out there, which is fit for neither man nor beast. Read full review

  • 25
    Boston Globe | Wesley Morris

    Forget the metaphors, why not just make a movie about poor, exploited Mexicans? Read full review

  • 25
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    While George Lopez, Cheech Marin, and Paul Rodriguez are funny men, it's amazing how boring these Latin-shtick cutups can be when none of them gets a single good line. Read full review

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Information for Parents
Common Sense Media says OK for kids 5+ Upbeat talking-animal adventure is fun for kids.
What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that, like most movies featuring talking dogs (or animals of any kind, really), this upbeat adventure comedy will interest young pet lovers. The film doesn't have much in the way of iffy content except for some mild peril revolving around a dogfight promoter's mean mutt and a group of mountain lions that endanger the pup protagonist. Two dogs have a heartfelt romance, and two humans flirt. There are a few insults and some silly Mexican jokes (said by animals); e.g. "We're MexiCAN, not MexiCAN'T."
  • Families can talk about the class and cultural issues the movie explores. At first, Chloe pretends not to like Papi. Why?
  • How did Chloe's troubles in Mexico open her eyes to how other dogs live? Is that an important message for people too?
  • What does Monte teach viewers about being proud of our heritage? 
  • Discuss what made kids want to see this movie -- the story, or all the advertising for it.
The good stuff
  • message true1 Positive messages: Mostly positive messages. The movie explores class and cultural issues. A few silly Mexican jokes (said by animals).
  • rolemodels true2 Positive role models: Chloe realizes that there's more to life than being a pampered lap dog, and Rachel learns to be more responsible after Chloe runs away from her. Chloe overcomes her princess-y prejudices to form bonds with Delgado and Papi.
What to watch for
  • violence false2 Violence and scariness: Mild peril: Chloe and Delgado confront mountain lions, dog-fight promoters, and a mean attack dog. Cops brandish their guns to arrest a character, but the weapons are only shown, not shot.
  • sex false1 Sexy stuff: Dogs flirt/kiss and discuss dating; two humans also hug and flirt.
  • language false1 Language: Mild insults: "idiot," "stupid," "failure," "prissy."
  • consumerism false3 Consumerism: The movie is about a pampered pooch from Beverly Hills... Brands include Louis Vuitton, Harry Winston, and Gucci. Rodeo Drive is also featured.
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false0 Drinking, drugs and smoking: Not an issue
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