The big-screen comic adaptation no one was waiting for, Marmaduke has arrived, and all the questions you never had are answered at last: Is Marmaduke still a hilariously big dog? Who exasperates his owners? Will live-action technology be used to render his flatulence in real time? Does he try on bikinis and say “Ack ack ack!”? A creaky comic strip whose mediocrity has become a brand interchangeable with that of fellow syndicate mainstays Family Circus and Cathy , Marmaduke was inexplicably chosen to drive a feature vehicle; at least Garfield had the “talking cat” thing going on. Ah, but lo: Marmaduke speaks! And when that giant, slobbering pup turns to the camera, jowls digitally jiggling, and Owen Wilson’s wobbly voice comes out, that final unasked question is put to bed: Will your worst fears be realized? Yes. Yes they will.
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REVIEW: Marmaduke Slobbers its Way to Kid-Flick Mediocrity
