Snow Dogs
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | Release Date: January 18, 2002 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
29
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 26 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
11
Negative:
14
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
63
Miami HeraldChristine Dolen
A Disney family film, with all that the term implies: It's playful, corny, silly, adventuresome and enjoyable.
50
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
Snow Dogs isn't subtle, to say the least, but it's a serviceable city-slicker-in-the-frozen-sticks comedy for kids and undemanding adults.
50
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
I never thought I'd see a slapstick animal action movie about the beauty of interracial relationships and nonmarital sex, but that's what this is, and kids seem to love it. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineFrank Lovece
Formulaic but not entirely predictable, it's like old-school Disney, but without Tim Conway. Read full review
50
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
Cuba Gooding Jr. lands on his behind more often than a one-legged figure skater, and the preschooler next to me giggled every time. Read full review
50
Washington PostWilliam Triplett
A throwaway movie, but that doesn't mean it's bad. In fact, if you have a soft spot for man's best friend, it's a pretty good throwaway movie. Read full review
50
New York PostLou Lumenick
As for Gooding, he's sadly gone to the dogs -- Snow Dogs has got to be his most humiliating role since "Lightning Jack." Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
Snow Dogs? "Snow Job" is more like it. Read full review
50
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
Like shave ice without the topping, this cinematic snow cone is as innocuous as it is flavorless. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
Snow Dogs never comes close to transcending its own inherent silliness, but Coburn, Gooding, and a genial tone help make the movie harmless tomfoolery the whole family can tolerate. Read full review
40
Washington PostDesson Thomson
The movie's gentle and friendly, but nowhere close to exciting. It would be hard to believe that anyone involved with this production --considers Snow Dogs anything more than phoned-in business as usual. Read full review
40
VarietyJoe Leydon
Small children will be amused by the frenetic antics of Cuba Gooding Jr. Grownups, however, will be far less enchanted. Read full review
38
Chicago TribuneRobert K. Elder
Amiable Gooding still smiles through it all, weathering the cold, physical abuse and implied racism, doing his best to make his audience believe that Snow Dogs isn't offensive mush. But he can't bring it off. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeLoren King
Harmless, if witless, stuff for the kids.
38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
It's the sort of visual joke you would wince at in a 1940s movie; to see it nowadays, you're tempted to dismiss it as unintentional. Read full review
38
USA TodayClaudia Puig
The best actor in Snow Dogs is a glowering Siberian husky named Demon. In fact, all the dogs in the movie do a better job than their human counterparts. Read full review
30
L.A. WeeklyMark Olsen
Relies almost exclusively on the gushing exuberance of Gooding Jr., and the aw-shucks factor of his digitally expressive, face-licking canine co-stars, leaving such potentially game actors as James Coburn and M. Emmet Walsh out in the cold. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesGene Seymour
Every generation is entitled to its dopey, sticky junk and, deep into the winter blahs, they don't get stickier or dopier than Snow Dogs. Read full review
25
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
The vocal canines appear for about 30 humorous seconds, in a dream sequence, and are then never seen again. Unfortunately, the same can't be said about the rest of the film, which runs an additional 98.5 excruciating minutes. Read full review
25
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
As distressed as a comedy can be without qualifying as a snow emergency. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleNeva Chonin
Don't let this dog out -- please. Read full review
25
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
Lame children's entertainment. Read full review
10
Film ThreatMichael Dequina
Incredibly dull. Read full review
10
The New York TimesDana Stevens
Snow Dogs is, even by the standards of a tradition that includes "Son of Flubber" and "The Shaggy D.A.," remarkably inept. Read full review
10
New Times (L.A.)Luke Y. Thompson
Snow Dogs may simply be a stupid waste of your time. But if you know the source, it's an abomination. Read full review
0
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
The marketing weasels over at Disney deserve to have their beady little eyes gouged out with flaming icicles for the fast one they've pulled on audiences with Snow Dogs. Read full review
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