Corporate Line: Ever wonder why dogs are man’s best friends? Well, like Michael Corleone said in The Godfather Part II, “keep your friends close, and your enemies closer”, and that’s what this movie suggests is actually going on! From the distant Sirius (AKA the “Dog Star”), an invasion of Earth has been planned for thousands of years now, as canine spies are sent to gather information to prepare for the coming attack. With none of their agents reporting back, the Sirius military sends their best dog, Canid 3942 (Broderick), to Earth to find out what’s going on… and soon after landing, he finds himself befriended by a human boy, Owen (Aiken), who runs a neighborhood dog-walking service. With the “Great Dane” on her way to inspect the troops, it’s up to Canid 3942 (whom Owen renames “Hubble”) and Owen to snap the dogs in his area back into shape, or all the dogs on Earth will be recalled back to Sirius for rehabilitation… and man will lose all of his best friends.
The Good: Many critics showed up with out kids, not a nephew or neice, not a son or daughter, not a kid to be seen. Thankfully they watched this with kids in the audience. I showed up with my six-year-old son and let me just say he had the time of his life. He is still talking about the movie and the talking dogs. Not only that but he came home and sat in front of our dog, who looks like the boxer in the movie, and tried to talk to him and wondered why he wouldn’t talk back.
Haven’t we all wondered what our dogs were thinking? Especially when we are picking up their, ah-hum, mess. They give you certain looks and if you are lucky move their eyes towards something they want. So we know pets are smart, but what if they could talk. This movie doesn’t answer all the questions in the pet universe and it’s not supposed to, it is for kids. Good Boy! is fun for kids and adults.
The Bad: They never explain why dogs are so interested in fire hydrants.
Frankly: How do you figure out if a movie is good or bad? If it entertains you? If it entertains the target audience? If it would win an Oscar? I’d say finding my son talking to my dog and to his friends almost a week later about the movie speaks for itself.
+ Charlie Craine
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