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Rating: - "Greatest Chihuahua Movie" from the Director of "Scooby-Doo"
Disney's "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" is based on one time-tested formula of a classic story about a faithful pet coming back to the owner, and other animals walking and talking and occasionally saying something stupid - like Scooby-Doo. It night be helpful for you to know that "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" is directed by Raja Gosnell, who did two live-action "Scooby-Doo" films recently.

The opening of "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" is weak, but later it gets better. In a very contrived setup, Chloe (voiced by Drew Barrymore), a Chihuahua too accustomed to luxurious lifestyle (provided by her rich owner Viv, played by Jamie Lee Curtis) gets lost in Mexico. With a help from a lonely German Shepherd with a past (voiced by Andy Garcia) Chloe tries to travel back to LA, but their journey, as it turns out, are full of adventures and challenges.

This is a Disney innocuous comic adventure movie. Most probably Chloe's fate would have been so much worse in real life (a Chihuahua in a dog fight?), but the film is made for entertainment and maybe we should keep that in mind. Still, some characters (humans especially) are just impossible. Piper Perabo plays Viv's niece Rachel, who is so careless and irresponsible at first. Then, after 15 minutes or so, she becomes a completely different person (with different makeup), looking for her aunt's missing Chihuahua. In the film dogs and other animals are better actors than humans for the most of the scenes. In fact, actions involving animals are well-done against the nice backdrop of Mexico.

I myself find the film is not so bad as some reviewers claim though it is nothing original either (except one scene where you can see a pack of mighty Chihuahuas) .It is a blend of the famous story "Lassie Come Home" (or "The Incredible Journey) and a titular "Beverly Hills Chihuahua." A light-hearted family picture, which is shallow, but still entertaining.

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