The Shaggy Dog

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Blu B You know the 50's one isn't no masterpiece but it's WAY better than this. How they messed it so badly is beyond me and I don't know what the point was making this. The plot is so insanely stupid and ridiculous there is no way you can make it good. Tim Allen is terrible in this no because he's a poor actor but they give him the stupidest most degrading things to do for an actor in this. And poor RDJ....the court room scene at the end is probably his bottom as an actor and I had second hand embarassment watching him. Kristen Davis as always picks bangers to be in. The acting is terrible overall. On top of that the bad cinematography is filled with either boring basic stuff or just bizarre ridiculous scenes that you have to see to understand. Chasing the cat to who let the dogs out, the RDJ court room scene ending, tons of dumb acting like a dog antics, and some horrifcally bad CGI. The music isn't good either with a weird mixture of 00's pop tracks and cinematic that never works together and feels so stupid and out of place. The editing isn't good and the pacing is terrible. It feels like stuff just happens once he turns into a dog for a big chunk. Skip this. The darkest hour for RDJ. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/13/24 Full Review Audience Member Good idea, bad execution Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 12/12/22 Full Review Isaac W I rate this so high ONLY for the sake of my kids. Amazing and fun to watch with your children, but that's as far as it goes. As a whole, I'd probably give it 2 stars, weak story and a lot of cringe and hollow acting, the effects were sub-par at best. Several annoying plot holes. However, if you just want to watch a fun dog movie with your kids, it's great for the mindless and silly humor that's fun for the family. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/25/22 Full Review r 9 The most absurd thing about this is that Akon did a song for it. This 2006 remake of 1959's 'The Shaggy Dog' is very bad. That's thanks to some lazy writing and humour, none of the jokes land while the plot - while I praise them for changing up the original - is so lame - their thinking seemingly just stopped at 'man acts like dog' and thought that'll do. Another thing that hampers the film is the attempt at a heartwarming story with the main family, which is nauseating to see unfold. There's also a scene at the end where the dad (Allen) is stark naked in public and in front of his children, who have literally zero reaction and just stand there smiling ... With that noted, I will say I didn't hate watching this. Tim Allen, whilst over-the-top and in your face at times, is a good cast to play this silly role - he stops the character of Dave becoming annoying, he's just cringey to me. The casting is, actually, pretty good. Robert Downey Jr. and Danny Glover are involved, as are recognisable faces Spencer Breslin, Shawn Pyfrom, Philip Baker Hall and Joel David Moore. Rhea Seehorn, star of 'Better Call Saul', also appears - you could make a case that this is a prequel to BCS ... I have no idea why they decided to remake this, especially given they seemingly didn't put any serious effort into it. It's weird, cringe, dull and entirely forgettable. A poor film. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review andy h It was funny as a kid, but it doesn't hold up to Disney standards, or even film standards, today. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member While cute and fun at times, it is pretty slow at first and it just all seems so slopped together. It seems like it would be a TV or straight to video movie, but somehow it made it to the big screen. I may be underestimating the budget slightly. It has a nostalgic mid-2000s vibe, but it is nothing remarkable. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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