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This live-action/computer-animated update of Ross Bagdasarian's squeaky-voiced cartoon characters finds the chipmunks (in CGI form) transported from their woodland habitat to the city, where they wind up in the home of Dave Seville (Jason Lee). Dave, a down-on-his-luck songwriter, realizes the potential of a singing chipmunk pop act, and becomes an unlikely mentor/father figure to feisty Alvin, brainy Simon, and dopey Theodore. Meanwhile, the threesome causes chaos in his life, leading to plenty of fun, frenetic scenarios. Director Tim Hill Star Jason Lee, David Cross, Cameron Richardson, Jane Lynch.Reviews:
While it was relatively entertaining to watch indier-than-thou comics David Cross and Patton Oswalt blog-spar about the former's appearance in this critically reviled popcorn flick, at the end of the day Alvin is specifically designed for kids, a.k.a. humans who lack the cranial capacity to distinguish it from No Country for Old Men. Jason Lee's name is not Earl in this one, but David, a down-on-his-luck musician who's amazed to discover the high-pitched vocal talents of Alvin, Simon and Theodore.