Reviews for the family comedy film Beverly Hills Chihuahua were mixed upon its release. Michael Rechtshaffen of The Hollywood Reporter hailed the movie as a "can't-miss proposition," since its voice cast was "spirited" enough to deliver the otherwise "dog-eared" screenplay.The Hollywood Reporter: Beverly Hills Chihuahua Review (September 29, 2008)

A Washington Post review stated Beverly Hills Chihuahua was "not that bad." The reviewer wrote that even though the movie was not a classic, it was "genuinely sweet" in its presentation of a world "preferable to the one currently going bonkers outside the theater."Washington Post: Beverly Hills Chihuahua Review (October 3, 2008)

Entertainment Weekly's Owen Gleiberman gave the film a "D" grade, claiming he has seen "zestier attitude [from characters] in a Purina commercial." A review in The New York Times found Chihuahua "reasonably diverting," but criticized it for never "achieving a truly spectacular level of absurdity."Entertainment Weekly: Beverly Hills Chihuahua Review (October 1, 2008) The New York Times: Beverly Hills Chihuahua Review (October 3, 2008)