'The Garfield Movie' review: Bizarre animation that's not purr-fect in any way

'The Garfield Movie' is a curious new animated attempt to monetise the comic icon again by giving him an origin story and then asking him to do things a galaxy away from what he does in the funny pages. — Photos: Sony Pictures Malaysia

If you catch the latest Garfield movie, you might not expect to find the famous orange feline at one point running from bad guys on the top of a speeding train. Lasagna eating? Sure. But any sort of cardio?

Then prepare for The Garfield Movie, a curious new animated attempt to monetize the comic icon again by giving him an origin story and then asking him to do things a galaxy away from what he does in the funny pages. It's like if Snoopy ran an underground bare-knuckle fight club.