The demands audiences make of cute-dog films are fairly basic. Is there a dog? And is she cute?“Dog” — can’t beat that title! — delivers on those two essential pillars.
Lulu, a Belgian Malinois who’s been left traumatized by her experience overseas as an Army dog, is adorable. And she forms a moving bond with a veteran with PTSD, Briggs, played by Channing Tatum.Running time: 101 minutes.
Rated PG-13 (language, thematic elements, drug content and some suggestive material).Otherwise, we’re handed a serviceable movie about servicemen.
Briggs — desperate to go back to being an Army ranger, but no longer mentally fit — strikes a deal with his old captain: If he drives Lulu to her previous owner’s funeral in Arizona, the captain will let him come back.Thus begins a road trip, and Briggs, an unpleasant schlub who starts out not liking Lulu, winds up in some unnecessarily over-the-top mischief.
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