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www.boxoffice.com - : The biggest problem with ''The Truth about Cats and Dogs'' is that Janeane Garofalo is supposed to be the ''ugly girl.'' Garofalo is many things here: Brilliant. Funny. Witty. Adorable. But she is not, no way, ugly. Despite the fact that the movie is built on one of those horribly big, unforgivable Hollywood lies, it ends up excused because the first half of this movie is everything Garofalo is: Brilliant. Funny. Witty. Adorable. more...
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rogerebert.suntimes.com - : ``The Truth About Cats & Dogs'' is one of those warmhearted,quick-footed comedies that's light as a feather, fueled by coincidence, anddepends above all on the luminosity of its performers. Janeane Garofalo in thismovie, like Sandra Bullock in ``While You Were Sleeping,'' is so likable, sosympathetic, so revealing of her character's doubts and desires, that shecarries us headlong into the story. more...
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movie-reviews.colossus.net - : Since Edmond Rostand first committed the play to paper in 1897, Cyrano De Bergerac has become a reliable romantic formula. From the various ''straight'' versions to Steve Martin's Roxanne, and now The Truth About Cats and Dogs, the concept of a smart-but- plain person wooing their true love through a dumb, attractive intermediary has appealed to movie makers and audiences alike. And, with a standout performance by Janeane Garofalo, this loose reworking makes for solid, if feather-light, entertainment. more...
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