101 Dalmatians

Stephen Herek

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3.00

101 Dalmatians

Synopsis

An evil, high-fashion designer plots to steal Dalmatian puppies in order to make an extravagant fur coat, but instead creates an extravagant mess.

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75
San Francisco Chronicle
Though this film's considerable warmth derives from dalmatian puppies and other animals who take charge of their fates, Close steals the show.
75
San Francisco Examiner
Dalmatians proves an apt playground for Hughes as one could surmise that his inspiration for treating comic bad guys in his movies so violently comes from a cartoon sensibility.
63
Chicago Sun-Times
What's funny in cartoons is not always funny in live action, and some of the dunkings in unsavory substances left me less than amused.
60
Chicago Reader
If the Disney animated original (1961) -- adapted from Dodie Smith's novel -- tried to approximate live action, this 1996 Disney live-action remake often tries to evoke cartoon.
50
The New York Times
Thanks to Glenn Close's delicious villainy, it succeeds in breathing archly theatrical life into the irresistibly monstrous Cruella DeVil. Otherwise, this remake goes to the dogs too often.
50
The A.V. Club
Not much reason to see this one, because in 1961 Disney made an animated version called 101 Dalmatians, which is better.
40
Austin Chronicle
At times, the film feels like one painful, protracted pratfall.
40
Washington Post
Annoyingly, the movie is marred by anemic connecting scenes and a seeming disdain for something as simple as logic