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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 82PolygonKaren HanPolygonKaren HanThe real joy of Togo is simple: Willem Dafoe plus dog, and sometimes Willem Dafoe plus dogs, plural. He tells them they’re good dogs. (They are.) They lick his face. (So would I.) As they race through the ice and snow, they bring a sense of warmth and life to the landscape. It’s wonderful.
- 75IndieWireKate ErblandIndieWireKate ErblandThe film really hits hard when it leans more into the emotion of it all.
- 75RogerEbert.comNick AllenRogerEbert.comNick AllenThe movie is affectionate because it has that sense of animal love that lets entire sequences rest on Togo’s charms, but is by no means letting the dog do all the work. Director Ericson Core (previously of the “Point Break” remake) clearly cares about animals, but filmmaking, too.
- 70CNNBrian LowryCNNBrian LowryThere's nary a note of surprise to be found, but the heroism and man-dog bond carry the movie along.
- 70The New York TimesJason BaileyThe New York TimesJason BaileyWhen Togo gets going, it goes.
- 70Screen RantChris AgarScreen RantChris AgarThough Togo is headed straight for a streaming service, it's still feels like a very cinematic experience. Director Ericson Core (who also served as the movie's cinematographer), excels at portraying the brutal conditions Leonhard and his team endured during the serum run.
- 60SlashfilmJosh SpiegelSlashfilmJosh SpiegelWillem Dafoe isn’t delivering one of his all-time performances, but he’s also not phoning it in. And these are, truly, good dogs. Togo is content in showing you those good dogs, and not much else. It’s a decent enough way to spend two hours, but only just.
- 60EmpireIan FreerEmpireIan FreerTogo is in a slightly more sombre register than Call Of The Wild but delivers similar sturdy pleasures; exciting dog-in-peril action and striking landscapes, all anchored by Dafoe’s grounded performance.