![]() ![]() Or have ever seen a picture of a dog on the internet. We’re not bawling you’re bawling.Īgainst all odds, this translates into a warm, wonderful family-friendly entertainment, particularly for those who live with a dog. This means that the viewer can guiltlessly enjoy watching their plucky canine narrator die. Happily, a subsequent independent investigative report found that the video was edited to mischaracterise what happened to the dog, and, to use a much-read credit, that ‘No Animals Were Harmed in the Making of this Film.’ Later incarnations include a happy, pizza-loving Corgi, a dutiful German Shepherd K-9 officer, and a neglected yard dog on a chain.Ī Dog’s Purpose made headlines for all the wrong reasons back in January, when, footage purporting to show on-set animal abuse was leaked to the website TMZ. Together, the pair enjoy mischievous scrapes and weather occasional misfortunes until Ethan leaves for college. He has more luck as a red retriever, named Bailey, who grows up alongside Ethan (Bryce Gheisar, and later KJ Apa), his boy: “I’m definitely keeping this boy,” Bailey announces excitedly. As a beagle, born during the 1960s, the animal has not yet made it out of puppyhood when the dog catcher comes to call. Its narrative structure, which jumps from one unrelated dog owner to the next, is lumpy. These lives are shaped and determined by human companions and the kindness (and unkindness) of strangers. A Dog’s Purpose is not a good movie.Its characters, both human and canine, are two-dimensional. It’s a shaggy beast of a conceit: a dog, voiced by loveable Josh Gad, ponders the nature of his (or sometimes her) existence through successive reincarnations. Following on from My Life as A Dog (1985) and Hachi: A Dog’s Tale (2009), A Dog’s Purpose delivers animal ethics in a bouncy, wet-nosed, waggly-tailed package. But the same filmmaker can always be relied on with canine-themed material. Lasse Hallström has directed quite a few dull-as-ditchwater literary adaptations ( The Cider House Rules, The Shipping News) and more than one deadening dud ( Chocolat, Salmon Fishing in Yemen). ![]()
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