'Beverly Hills Chihuahua' Review

Chloe, voiced by Drew Barrymore, performing the title role in Beverly Hills Chihuahua. Watch the Trailer: http://www.moviefone.com/movie/beverly-hills-chihuahua/29987/main

I usually wouldn't see a movie like this because our son outgrew the Disney family fare. Since my wife who owned a chihuahua sorta forced me to see it and it's the kind of movie Mom would also enjoy, I reluctantly went with them since there was nothing else we all wanted to see. Well let me say I really did enjoy this amusing comedy. The audience was filled with young families who applauded during the moments when good stuff happened to the forlorn pooches.
Many famous Latino actors voice the dogs with some funny lines while Drew Barrymore sparkles as the spoiled, snobby pet Chloe of the title who learns a life lesson the hard way when she's stranded in Mexico and needs the help of other dogs less fortunate to get home. There's a parallel story about Piper Perabo, Chloe's dogsitter, learning not to think so much of herself and not to be prejudiced. Since it's a Disney film, our heroine and four-legged friends are in peril but only for brief moments with last minute-rescues. What could be excruciatingly cute in a kiddie movie was actually funny. The soundtrack loaded with good Latino music adds the right editorial comments during the plot.
Beverly Hills Chihuahua is fine family fare, a good time for dog lovers, and damn that Jamie Lee Curtis, as Chloe's owner, looks damn good at 50....