Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Piper Perabo, and the voices of Drew Barrymore, Andy Garcia, George Lopez and Placido Domingo
Director: Raja Gosnell
Category: I
Anyone requiring proof that show business has gone to the dogs needs look no further than Beverly Hills Chihuahua, in which the canine stars show they can outperform half of Hong Kong's starlets.
And that's the movie's best surprise. It would be easy to rip into Beverly Hills Chihuahua as yet another film with no motive beyond tugging at the heartstrings (and purse strings) especially after Japanese doggie tearjerkers such as Quill and A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies. But Beverly Hills Chihuahua is a much broader pooch adventure.
Chloe (voiced by Drew Barrymore) is the spoiled hound of the title who looks down her haughty little nose on a less fortunate chihuahua, the lovelorn commoner Papi (voiced by George Lopez).
Her owner (Jamie Lee Curtis, far right) leaves Chloe in the care of her party-loving niece Rachel (Piper Perabo, right). The adventure begins when Rachel sneaks off to Mexico and ends up losing Chloe.