Hotel for Dogs

Paramount Pictures | Release Date: January 16, 2009

5.5	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 65 Ratings

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RayzorMooseNov 16, 2013

Hotel for Dogs makes you want to stay home.
The concept is silly, and the film doesn't roll with it smoothly. The script is okay at best, and the acting is nothing short of annoying. The resulting product is an extremely cheesy family comedyHotel for Dogs makes you want to stay home.
The concept is silly, and the film doesn't roll with it smoothly. The script is okay at best, and the acting is nothing short of annoying. The resulting product is an extremely cheesy family comedy with few laughs, and poor dialogue.… Expand

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heyitsmegrif4Dec 19, 2011

Cliche, boring and only entertaining to kids. Hotel for Dogs falls in the cattagory for one of the worst film ever made. I give this movie 17%. Yeah it is that bad.

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MaryM.Jan 27, 2009

The movie is a romp with cute dogs, but it sends a very clear set of metamessages to impressionable kids that 1) shoplifting is OK if you are helping dogs, 2) lying is OK if you need to lie to be accepted by the cool kids, 3) the police are The movie is a romp with cute dogs, but it sends a very clear set of metamessages to impressionable kids that 1) shoplifting is OK if you are helping dogs, 2) lying is OK if you need to lie to be accepted by the cool kids, 3) the police are uptight, mean and hate kids and dogs, 4) people who control stray animals are cruel and incompetent, 5) the foster care system is dickensian and populated by greedy kid-haters (except the Don Cheadle character), and 6) the only good animal shelters are "no kill" shelters. YIKE. Don't let your kids see this movie!… Expand

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CameronH.Jan 24, 2009

I took my cousin to this (4YO) and he loved it but i thought it was terrible basically i knew the whole movies plot in about 10 seconds. but good for the kids so take it as you will.

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