Right now this movie is rated 4.0 on IMDb and judged strictly on its merits as a movie probably deserves that. But we watched it and got a lot of entertainment out of it. Here's why.
I remember Dean Cain mostly from his role as Clark Kent and Superman in the "Lois and Clark" TV series. Here he plays dog whisperer Theodore Maxwell, almost like the Clark Kent character, not good with words and clumsy, especially around pretty women. But he has a special talent, he can speak to animals, particularly dogs, and he can understand what they are saying.
The pretty woman is Laurie Holden as Marge Maggs and we recognize from the very beginning that they will have some sparks.
Jennifer Tilly has been in lots of roles but I remember her particularly for playing the blind lady in "Music From Another Room", and marrying the Hispanic man names Jesus. Here she is the evil Dolores Pennington who is out to get all the wealth for herself.
Tim Curry has also been in lots of movies, but I remember him most for the 1975 "Rocky Horror Picture Show." Here he is the partner in crime, Caspar Pennington.
So I enjoyed the movie mostly for the actors, watching them do their thing in a mainly inconsequential movie. But there is a story.
The rich old lady has died and in her video-recorded will names her faithful dog Bailey as the heir, with Maxwell as the dog's guardian and handler. Jon Lovitz is the voice of Bailey. But the evil Dolores and Caspar are scheming to get all the $$Billions for themselves, while running an illegal dog breeding mill on the side. It is up to Bailey and the others to expose this and make everything right.
I remember Dean Cain mostly from his role as Clark Kent and Superman in the "Lois and Clark" TV series. Here he plays dog whisperer Theodore Maxwell, almost like the Clark Kent character, not good with words and clumsy, especially around pretty women. But he has a special talent, he can speak to animals, particularly dogs, and he can understand what they are saying.
The pretty woman is Laurie Holden as Marge Maggs and we recognize from the very beginning that they will have some sparks.
Jennifer Tilly has been in lots of roles but I remember her particularly for playing the blind lady in "Music From Another Room", and marrying the Hispanic man names Jesus. Here she is the evil Dolores Pennington who is out to get all the wealth for herself.
Tim Curry has also been in lots of movies, but I remember him most for the 1975 "Rocky Horror Picture Show." Here he is the partner in crime, Caspar Pennington.
So I enjoyed the movie mostly for the actors, watching them do their thing in a mainly inconsequential movie. But there is a story.
The rich old lady has died and in her video-recorded will names her faithful dog Bailey as the heir, with Maxwell as the dog's guardian and handler. Jon Lovitz is the voice of Bailey. But the evil Dolores and Caspar are scheming to get all the $$Billions for themselves, while running an illegal dog breeding mill on the side. It is up to Bailey and the others to expose this and make everything right.