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25 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe star (Allen), unleashed, is so energetic in his approximation of a bearded collie -- his nose sniffing the air, his whole being (which toggles between human and canine form) overcome by the need to fetch any stick thrown -- that his slobbery charm carries the picture.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterLuke SaderThe Hollywood ReporterLuke SaderA fast-moving Walt Disney Co. comedy that manages to sail past many of the cliches usually found in this genre while throwing together a wild story line more apt for a new millennium.
- Ms. Curtin is one of several examples of quirky casting that make this Shaggy Dog much more fun than it might have been.
- 50L.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonL.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonIn this serviceable remake of the fondly remembered 1959 Disney comedy (which starred Fred MacMurray), an impressively dexterous Tim Allen plays Dave Douglas.
- 50Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovThere are precious few surprises here, but parents will find director Robbins' breezy remake a painless affair and, judging by the yowls of laughter from the peanut gallery at the screening I attended, the kids will be barking all the way home.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt says something for Robert Downey Jr. that in a movie where a man becomes a dog, Downey creates the weirdest character.
- 50Los Angeles TimesKevin CrustLos Angeles TimesKevin CrustStrictly for the very young who will find giggles in the anthropomorphic mash-ups and won't be too distracted by the predictably mawkish sitcom plot.
- 40VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangThis fur-fetched tale is bearable family viewing.
- 33The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasOkay, so when does the fun start?
- 30Washington PostAnn HornadayWashington PostAnn HornadayAs a comic actor, Allen's palette is limited to varying degrees of beige. He is not only boring, he's obnoxious and narcissistic. Where's the ASPCA -- the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Audiences -- when you need 'em?