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A Dog's Way Home - Movie Review

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I don't know about you but it appears that the movie industry has superhero or dog movies breaking sales records. Not that I am complaining. I enjoy a good superhero movie because it is usually a lot of action, a decent story, and you can watch it with kids (most times) without worrying about profanity or explicit scenes. Dog movies are good as well but are generally better when you have someone to watch them with you. Dog movies make you feel for the dog during the movie so the movie can end with you emotional at the end (most times happy).

Movie Review

I am old enough to remember Homeward Bound and other dog movies from...a while ago. I was expecting the plot to be nearly identical to these older movies. I admit it was similar but definitely more differences than similarities. It does look like Sony's digital effects department was focused on Spider-Man Far From Home vs this movie which detracted a little from the enjoyment of the movie but I completely understand why they had to use so much CGI in this movie. I think the casting and acting was very good.

The movie was good and worth a watch. If you are really looking for a dog movie, I would recommend A Dog's Purpose over this movie. I know many are looking forward to A Dog's Journey (the sequel to A Dog's Purpose) as well. Both of these are from Universal whose digital effect department is probably not as busy as Sony's.

Rating

I would give this at least a SD rating. Unless you are a dog movie collector, I recommend just renting this if you have any interest in watching it. I did end up getting this in UHD for $10 from iTunes.

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