It's full of stereotypes, but don't boycott, yet.

Last week Disney’s "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" stunned movie execs when it topped the North American box office grossing in an estimated 30 million.

Opposite Drew Barrymore as the voice of Chloe -- a pampered "white haired" doggie of leisure -- the live-action, dog-talker stars some of the biggest Latino talent in the country including Andy Garcia, James Edward Olmos, Cheech Marin, Jose Maria Yazpik, Paul Rodriguez, Luiz Guzman, and Manolo Cordona. Does Chihuahua signal a success for Latino Hollywood or is this film chalk full of gross stereotypes and bad accents? The answer: both.

According to Variety's Peter Debruge kids will gloss over the politically incorrect adult references, but the film “peddles tacky stereotypes in thick Hispanic accents…and paints Mexico as a dangerous place full of conmen and criminals.”

Still, others disagree seeing the film as welcome departure from the deluge of Serious Oscar hopefuls crowding the Cineplex this fall. “As multimillion-dollar frivolities about the pets of the ruling class go, “Chihuahua” is reasonably diverting,” argues Nathan Lee of The New York Times.

But don’t expect to see George 'El Guapo' Roush from LatinoReview.com in the audience. “I'm not against animal movies, but I am against animal movies that think its audience has the collective intelligence of a bag of sunflower seeds…. If I had kids and saw this trailer I would ground my children before allowing them to see it.”

Still with a number one box office credit expect to see trailers for Beverly Hills Chihuahua Part Dos in theaters next summer.

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