EssenceStory
Well Deserved Praise
Konterr
Brilliant and touching
Abegail Noëlle
While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.
roryy-11344
This is one of the most stupid films I have ever seen.
aster812-995-102449
I didn't expect much, given that it's a kids movie and the DVD came free with instant tea, but this was just awful.It's a retarded, poor cousin of Home Alone. The script is tragically stupid, the acting is horrible. In fact - the dog is the best actor on this thing. I am a kind of masochist not to turn it off before it ended. Every scene I wondered - could it be any dumber? And yes, it could. It just got worse and worse every minute. I liked French Steward in 3rd Rock From The Sun. Here he just acts like a cartoon. Screaming like an idiot while chasing the kid... Plus - his two interchangeable sidekicks as cartoonish as he is.Plus, a major plot hole: a Labrador lives for 10+ years. The kid is about 12? And he mourns his dog that passed away of old age. His sister is about 16. And she's allergic to dogs. So the parents tormented one of their children since she was 6 or so to fulfill their other child's request. Way to go, mum and dad!Saying that the kids will like it is just wrong. Mark my words: treat your children like morons and they'll grow up to be morons.
artpf
The movie drags on and on and frankly the plot has been done way better before many times.The story is written very thinly and the characters are very much uninteresting.Adult acting is broad and silly. The movie don't really ever know if it wants to be a full fledged comedy or something else.Also, the bad guys look like cartoons.In all I'd say stay away. It's hard for even kids to keep their interest watching this fiasco.It's truly a boring movie. I can't even recommend it as background noise.
flicker1000
I saw this when it screened at the Santa Barbara Film Festival. A fun, good-natured family movie that reminds me of those memorable Disney comedies I saw when I was a kid - The Apple Dumpling Gang, No Deposit No Return, Pete's Dragon. I really loved those! My kids love them too on DVD, and Diamond Dog is definitely something I would take them to when it opens in theaters. I haven't seen a release date yet - maybe this Summer. Plenty of gags, slapstick and even some cartoon squirrels that should please Alvin and the Chipmunks fans. Disney Channel favorite Luke Benward (who sings a great song over the end credits) and the adorable pooch keep things moving along at a steady pace, while Kevin Farley upholds the family tradition and provides plenty of laughs (he's Chris Farley's brother). But this movie belongs to French Stewart, who is hilarious as the villain!The kids won't be disappointed with this one.
