The poster for “Dog Days” amputates its human characters just above the knee, focusing our attention instead on the collection of adorable canines assembled at their feet: a pug in a pizza box, a giant labradoodle with a shoe in its mouth, a chihuahua wearing a pink vest and helmet, and so on. “Forget the people. See this movie for its four-legged characters,” the campaign might as well be saying, and yet, the dogs in “Dog Days” serve as little more than man’s best plot devices, conveniently cute critters designed to spark the interactions between their otherwise bland owners and friends in this ingratiating ensemble comedy.
Then again, what else would you expect from a movie called “Dog Days” that falls squarely into the dump month of August, those summer doldrums when outdoor temperatures rise and the quality of megaplex offerings dips? It’s as if the folks who...
Then again, what else would you expect from a movie called “Dog Days” that falls squarely into the dump month of August, those summer doldrums when outdoor temperatures rise and the quality of megaplex offerings dips? It’s as if the folks who...
- 8/7/2018
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
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