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Dog Movie Review

admin — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 16:50:05 +0000

Underlining what is in essence a road movie with social commentary is what gives Dog some of its bark. It’s a comment on the abandonment of US soldiers after their tours of duty mixed with a tale of redemption and acceptance. It’s also a film where Channing Tatum finds love albeit with a member of the canine kingdom.

The setup is simple. Jackson Briggs (Tatum) is a war veteran who is tasked with taking a military service dog Lulu to the funeral of the dog’s handler and his fellow Army Ranger who has died by suicide. Briggs had served with both dog and soldier. Both are suffering, Briggs from the after-effects of head trauma and Lulu from PTSD.

Lulu is tightly wound and hyper-aggressive and the beginnings of their road trip are fraught with animosity between both former Rangers. The hijinks that come with the genre, while predictable are often time amusing and it’s a pleasure to see the two find redemption in their growing relationship.

Tatum plays things like he always does but it’s good to see his character finally find true love even if it is with a member of the animal kingdom. The undercurrent of the danger of cutting trained killers loose after conflict with little or none of the tools to adapt to civilian life gives this entertaining film a solid reason to be.

Rob Hudson
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Watch the trailer for Dog – starring Channing Tatum!

admin — Wed, 29 Dec 2021 16:44:46 +0000

A filthy animal unfit for human company… and a dog.

Dog is a buddy comedy that follows the misadventures of two former Army Rangers paired against their will on the road trip of a lifetime.

Army Ranger Briggs (Channing Tatum) and Lulu (a Belgian Malinois dog) buckle into a 1984 Ford Bronco and race down the Pacific Coast in hopes of making it to a fellow soldier’s funeral on time.

Along the way, they’ll drive each other completely crazy, break a small handful of laws, narrowly evade death, and learn to let down their guards in order to have a fighting chance of finding happiness.

Dog will be released in Australian cinemas 2022!
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Alpha Movie Review

admin — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 16:12:18 +0000

Set in prehistoric times, some 20,000 year before the present, Alpha is a story about a boy and a wolf and it’s an odd one. Keda (Kodi Smit-McPhee) is on his way to becoming a man. This transition should take place during his tribe’s annual hunt for food before the snows set in.

During the course of this arduous occasion, he gets separated from the group and is left for dead. He recovers and is then joined on his trek by a wolf he calls Alpha. He injures this animal during an attack but subsequently nurses it back to health and they become friends.

Their journey runs the gambit of dangers from wild animals to wild weather to lack of food. The film actually glosses over a number of potential dangers and defies believability on the science of things. This reduces a lot of the tension. There never seems to be a risk that will not easily be handled.

Keda and his wolf eventually make it home and this is where things run off the rails. There is a coda to the film after the completion of the journey that is so unnecessary and unbelievable that it really undoes a lot of the good that came before. It’s a strange way to end what was until then an enjoyable adventure yarn.

Rob Hudson
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