Review: 'Cats & Dogs' sequel better than 1st

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) Family action comedy. Directed by Brad Peyton. With the voices of Bette Midler, Nick Nolte, James Marsden and Christina Applegate. (PG. 82 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) The super-spy James... Nick Nolte - Christina Applegate - Brad Peyton - Cats & Dogs - Bette Midler

Review: 'Dinner for Schmucks'

Dinner for Schmucks RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE)Comedy. Starring Paul Rudd and Steve Carell. Directed by Jay Roach. (PG-13. 120 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) "Dinner for Schmucks" is lumbering, inconsistent and about 20 minutes too long, but it's funny. It's... Paul Rudd - Steve Carell - Jay Roach - Dinner for Schmucks - Motion Picture Association of America film rating system

'Dinner' is not a clear winner, but it is funny

"Dinner for Schmucks" is lumbering, inconsistent and about 20 minutes too long, but it's funny. It's funny from the beginning, and it stays funny, even as it beats scenes to death and overstays its welcome. Funny in a comedy is like a loving nature in a parent: Without it, there's nothing.

Cats and dogs conspire in admirable 007-inspired 'Cats & Dogs'

The super-spy James Bond parody has been done to death at the movies already -- with children, guinea pigs, Pixar superheroes and Mike Myers in a chest toupee. (As she puts it, "I will enslave ALL MANKIND!") Why would she do such a thing? Because her owners rejected her when she lost all her fur in a depilatory accident, that's why. Cats and dogs thus unite to defeat Kitty, overcoming an ancient ...

Film Review: Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

The CGI-heavy sequel to 2001s underwhelming Cats & Dogs gets off to a terrific start with a witty, James Bond-style credit sequence scored to Shirley Basseys cover of Get the Party Started.