Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 2, 2020 2.5/4.0

Director Raja Gosnell actually makes this film work far better than one might expect it to work.

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Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens Nov 6, 2019

Be they 50% warrior, 50% lover or 100% Chihuahua, the one thing you will all agree on is that BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA is 100% cute, 100% adorable, 100% entertaining and 110% fun.

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Dave White Movies.com Apr 4, 2011 4.5/5

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Joshua Starnes ComingSoon.net Jan 7, 2011 4.5/10

A kid's film doesn't have to be an all time classic to be watchable - once anyway - for the whole audience. No one in Beverly Hills Chihuahua seems to care enough to bother. And if they don't care, why should I?

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David Nusair Reel Film Reviews May 1, 2009 2/4

...ultimately about as enthralling as a low-rent Saturday morning cartoon.

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David Cornelius DVDTalk.com Mar 25, 2009 1.5/5

Gosnell gracelessly walks us through cheap, generic talking dog material, while parents everywhere groan silently to themselves.

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Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Mar 5, 2009 3/5

An appealing film for dog lovers and those seeking escapist entertainment.

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Anna Smith Empire Magazine Jan 16, 2009 2/5

It's hugely silly, but peppy enough to be tolerable. What grates most are the patronising racial stereotypes: the dirty Mexican dogs are just waiting to be rescued by LA ladies and given a good bath.

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Wendy Ide The Times (UK) Jan 16, 2009 2/5

In a triumph of animal wrangling and CGI tinkering, the canine cast turn in better performances than some of the humans.

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian Jan 16, 2009 2/5

This piece of egregious silliness from Disney - featuring live-action canines with CGI moving mouths - isn't quite as awful as it sounds.

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Elliott Noble Sky Cinema Jan 16, 2009 2/5

Not that anybody would expect perfection from a film called Beverly Hills Chihuahua, but the chewed bone of a story makes it all mutts ado about nothing.

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Chris Hicks Total Film Jan 16, 2009 3/5

A state-of-the-art kid-pleaser for sure, but recession-weary parents will probably find it a mite obnoxious.

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Christopher Tookey Daily Mail (UK) Jan 16, 2009 2/5

This live-action Disney comedy is the kind of family film which is aimed not so much at parents, as small children and their goldfish, as long as the goldfish do not have too long an attention span.

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Mark Adams Daily Mirror (UK) Jan 16, 2009

In truth, this good-natured Disney comedy is an engaging romp.

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Neil Smith thelondonpaper Jan 16, 2009 3/5

It's put across with enough brio to excuse the inherent stupidity of the premise.

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Derek Malcolm London Evening Standard Jan 16, 2009 2/5

You want to cringe as the picture begins, but you end up quite enjoying it.

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Matthew Turner ViewLondon Jan 16, 2009 3/5

Watchable, largely average family movie, enlivened by decent performances and the occasionally surreal, off-the-wall moment.

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Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall Jan 16, 2009 2.5/5

Silly beyond reason, it somehow manages to win us over despite our doubts, and by the end we're ashamed that we can't stop giggling.

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Victor Olliver Teletext Jan 15, 2009 6/10

What doesn't make sense is that while the doggies can follow human speech, the humans don't get pooch talk, it's all Yap-Yapanese.

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