Firehouse Dog
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: April 4, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
43
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
11
Negative:
5
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips
A surprisingly heartfelt father/son relationship, handled with restraint by director Todd Holland. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
A touching, family-friendly entertainment Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesAlex Chun
Though it never completely catches fire, there's enough earnestness and warmth that makes it a welcome alternative in a family film arena dominated by computer animation and associated toy lines. Read full review
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jennie Punter
An entertaining family comedy full of both tricks and trickery. Read full review
50
VarietyJustin Chang
Leaving no heartstrings untugged and no doggie-fart jokes uncracked, scruffy pic reps a very mixed breed of obvious humor, gently moving father-son drama and sub-"Backdraft" trial by fire. Read full review
50
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
This larger-than-life cartoon of a trained dog has more character than the two-legged co-stars. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
No best in show but a decent family comedy. Read full review
50
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
Working with four interchangeable Deweys, the filmmakers create a sufficient number of lively stunts to keep the kiddies amused, though the film's wittiest moment -- a canine parody of Dudley Moore's first glimpse of Bo Derek in "10" -- will be appreciated only by their parents. In trying to straddle both age groups, however, Firehouse Dog proves decidedly less nimble than its furry star. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
If Firehouse Dog was on cable, where it belongs, it would make a passable diversion from homework or chores. But a kid would have to be pretty desperate to leave the house - and waste allowance money - for this modest distraction. Read full review
50
Washington PostStephen Hunter
Firehouse Dog goes into the marginally watchable category, aimed as it is toward the middlebrow family trade, preferably dog owners with their own Sparky slopping up the station wagon windows. Read full review
42
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
The mystery is, how the filmmakers still managed to come up with a movie that will satisfy almost no one. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
The lesson here is that dogs don't need "attitude." They're loveable enough on their own. Read full review
42
Entertainment WeeklyGregory Kirschling
The terrier Rexxx might be the least appealing mutt ever to slobber on screen. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyRob Nelson
Not quite disturbingly forlorn, but forlorn (and overly literal) just the same, this latest entry in the doggy-acrobat subgenre of canine comedies has but one joke, and it comes early: In the Idol age, celebrity culture has gone to the dogs -- literally. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarrit Ingman
Perhaps the lesson to be learned is that just because we CAN use computer technology to give dogs goofy faces, that doesn’t mean we SHOULD. Read full review
38
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
No cliché is unturned, no "dog duty" pun avoided (get it -- dog doody), no creepy gay-panic subtext unplumbed in this family comedy. Read full review
38
New York PostKyle Smith
There's too little dog and too much fire house in Firehouse Dog, a mild kid comedy that turns into a flaming arson mystery with some scenes that could be too scary for little ones. Read full review
38
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
The filmmakers' ineptitude is staggering. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeTy Burr
And that dog -- or, rather, that digitally enhanced replicant -- is just plain creepy. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Hartlaub
Perhaps worst of all, the movie is painfully long. Read full review
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