

performer, if only by default, during a holiday season surprisingly short on kidpics' and noted that 'homevid prospects are huge' the home video prediction later proved to be accurate. Joe Leydon of Variety called the film a 'harmless and frequently humorous trifle that might be a potent B.O. The site's critical consensus reads: 'Though cutely rendered, Alvin and the Chipmunks suffers from bland potty humor and a rehashed kids' movie formula.' On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from film critics, the film is considered to have 'generally unfavorable reviews' with a rating score of 39 based on 23 reviews. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 28% based on 109 reviews, with a rating average of 4.5/10. Jane Lynch as Gail, Dave's advertising boss.

Cameron Richardson as Claire Wilson, Dave's ex-girlfriend.David Cross as Ian Hawke, an executive at JETT Records.Jason Lee as David 'Dave' Seville, a struggling songwriter and father figure to Alvin, Simon and Theodore.After this, a text says, 'This film is dedicated to Ross Bagdasarian Sr., who was crazy enough to invent three singing chipmunks nearly 50 years ago.' Cast In a mid-credits scene, Ian, now unemployed, tries to make three squirrels sing 'Deck the Halls' but fails.
