Le chien qui a sauvé l'été

Belinda (Elisa Donovan) and George (Gary Valentine) have multiple family problems to solve. First, Belinda is starting a party planning business and is harried. Second, their dog is unruly at times and needs obedience training. This is especially so after the canine runs amok at Belinda's first big party! Meanwhile, three bumbling petty criminals are hatching a plan; one of them is being consulted while still in jail! That's Ted (Dean Cain) As the doggy takes intense training with a Rambo type and his talented police dog, the thieves have their eye on a big jewel heist in the shop next door! It doesn't take long for them to realize they will get into the canine school basement area and dig into the gem store. The Oriental janitor may be on the lookout, while he also helps train George's dog. Can the good guys win while the bad guys go down? You bet! This film is pleasant enough and families will like it. Valentine is very funny as are the trio of perps. But, the flick definitely has a case of deja vu all over again, as many happenings may seem familiar. There are also, naturally, a few flatulence jokes, which are almost the lowest form of humor. Nevertheless, if you love animals, comedy, and family friendly films, this is one to add to your list.

Any way you slice it, this movie is bad. It's so bad it's great! You sit there and wonder if this movie will ever hit the bottom. Yes, this is supposedly a kids/family movie, and there is no nudity, gratuitous violence, gratuitous sex, and constant foul language. That being said, the script is ridiculous, all the characters are comic. The jokes and gags are juvenile, I'm not sure if they were supposed to be that juvenile. A stupid father, zany, stupid criminals, on and on. The production is cheap, no sets, an all location film. The acting is spectacularly bad. I am not sure if it was supposed to be bad or just ended up that way. I was surprised, there are some known actors involved.

If you enjoy mocking a movie all the way through, this is your gig.

This movie is so awful! It reminded me of those funny videos, when people voice over pets to create funny videos. Except this was anything but funny. At least in many other dog movies their mouths move to create the illusion of them talking. Here, no, could not be bothered. So many cringy moments, dogs that are clearly not even actors, distasteful fart jokes, ridiculously bad fight scenes, even the bloopers after the movie were not funny.

The Mr. Miyagi gimmick was so dumb.

I failed to understand how the dog saved summer by saving the diamond.

On the bright side, my 9 and 5 year olds didn't think it was that bad.