Show Dogs

3.8

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Original title: Show Dogs
Year: 2018
Running time: 92 min.
Country: United States
Director: Raja Gosnell
Screenwriter: Max Botkin, Marc Hyman
Music: Heitor Pereira
Cinematography: David Mackie
Cast: Will Arnett, Ludacris, Natasha Lyonne, Bern Collaco, Andy Beckwith, Clem So, Delia Sheppard, Cristina Dohmen, Daniel Eghan, Omar Chaparro, Kerry Shale, Atul Sharma, Flaminia Cinque, Madeleine Woolner, Shane Santos, Jemarko Jones, Renée Castle, Juke Hardy, Brian Blu, Lachele Carl, Rusty Meyers, Timothy Skyler Dunigan, Pino Maiello
Producer: Open Road Films / Riverstone Pictures
Genre: Comedy. Adventure | Dogs/Wolves. Family-friendly
Synopsis / Plot: Max, a macho, solitary Rottweiler police dog is ordered to go undercover as a primped show dog in a prestigious Dog Show, along with his human partner, to avert a disaster from happening.

Awards: 2018: Razzie Awards: Nominated for Worst Supporting Actor (Ludacris)

Critics' reviews

"[An] uninspired family film (...) Its frantic pace should make it a mildly amusing diversion for the younger set, but its juvenile imagination (...) is likely to drive anyone over the age of 7 barking mad."

Nick Schager: Variety
"[It] manages to avoid being taken for the runt of the litter (...) It's ultimately the characterizations that give the production a paw up on the competition"

Michael Rechtshaffen: The Hollywood Reporter
"If 'Show Dogs' sometimes betrays its shaggy charms, there is comfort in remembering that many movies are much dumber than this one"

Teo Bugbee: The New York Times
"Sloppy, unfunny comedy (...) You just feel sorry for the featured canines"

Robert Abele: The Wrap
"'Show Dogs' is pretty standard, though less annoying than most (...) That the comedy is second-rate is a given. But at least it’s brisk, inoffensive, and devoid of human mugging"

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky: AV Club
"[An] amusing, featherweight family comedy (...) It all plays out a bit randomly"

Gary Goldstein: Los Angeles Times
"'Show Dogs' is really bad, even for a talking dog movie (...) There’s almost no sense of pacing (…) Rating: 0 (out of 4)"

Peter Hartlaub: Toronto Star
"'Show Dogs' is one more semi-adorable family comedy with a canine lead (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"

Brad Wheeler: The Globe and Mail

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