By now, you probably know the basic premise. Really horrible loser guy abandons his sweet dog who teams up with a foul-mouth stray and two other dogs to find his way home and exact his cruel revenge.
Ultimately, it gets 5 stars because it was mildly entertaining. Not particularly funny, not particularly creative, but wise-cracking dogs on a mission are almost always entertaining.
I really have to question, however, the decision to take what's basically a storyline for kids, (along with all the obligatory heart-warming, lovable dog moments) and make a really raunchy movie out of it.
How raunchy? How about a big dog trying to unlock his cell by extending his enormous erection to reach the key chain on the wall? Yeah, that kind of raunchy. Mixed in with a zillion F-Bombs, and the audience is left shaking their heads and wondering why? Just, why?
Who is going to go see what's basically a children's flick with this much smut? The theater was empty. They could have easily dialed back the filth, made a PG-13 movie, and made hundreds of millions of dollars. I love a good raunchy comedy (Life of Brian, Animal House, Airplane etc.), but I found it odd to be sitting through what was basically a filthy remake of "Homeward Bound."
Oh well. I guess Hollywood knows best.
Ultimately, it gets 5 stars because it was mildly entertaining. Not particularly funny, not particularly creative, but wise-cracking dogs on a mission are almost always entertaining.
I really have to question, however, the decision to take what's basically a storyline for kids, (along with all the obligatory heart-warming, lovable dog moments) and make a really raunchy movie out of it.
How raunchy? How about a big dog trying to unlock his cell by extending his enormous erection to reach the key chain on the wall? Yeah, that kind of raunchy. Mixed in with a zillion F-Bombs, and the audience is left shaking their heads and wondering why? Just, why?
Who is going to go see what's basically a children's flick with this much smut? The theater was empty. They could have easily dialed back the filth, made a PG-13 movie, and made hundreds of millions of dollars. I love a good raunchy comedy (Life of Brian, Animal House, Airplane etc.), but I found it odd to be sitting through what was basically a filthy remake of "Homeward Bound."
Oh well. I guess Hollywood knows best.