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A Deputy District Attorney's latest legal case involves a criminal animal lab. He is accidentally infected with a serum that morphs his body into the family's new pet Bearded Collie. He gains an entirely different perspective into his family's secrets and dreams.
Tim Allen CHRISTMAS WITH THE KRANKS, THE SANTA CLAUSE 2 Robert Downey Jr. KISS KISS BANG BANG, GOTHIKA, BLACK AND WHITE Kristin Davis THE ADVENTURES OF SHARK BOY & LAVA GIRL Danny Glover SAW, THE PRINCE OF EGYPT, BELOVED, LETHAL WEAPON 4 Spencer Breslin THE CAT IN THE HAT, THE KID Zena Grey MAX KEEBLE'S BIG MOVE Director:Brian Robbins THE PERFECT SCORE, HARDBALL, READY TO RUMBLE
PROFANITY: None SEX/NUDITY: None VIOLENCE: None DRUGS/ALCOHOL: None ACTION: Just some chasing around on foot. COMEDY: A dozen or so chuckles and about as many smiles. No big laughs.
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Roger EbertFull Review Average There is an age above which this movie is unnecessary, and it may be in the low double digits.
USA TodayFull Review Above Average His life as a dog provides fairly entertaining escapist family fare. But if you're seeking subtle wit and an intriguing plot, you're barking up the wrong tree.
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Based on a theater exit polling of 106 moviegoers:Children loved "The Shaggy Dog," but in all fairness, they tend to love every movie targeted at them. Teen opinions were very mixed but not bad. Older moviegoer opinions were good, but not great. "The Shaggy Dog" is a fun and entertaining family film and as long as you don't expect too much, I would recommend that you take the family to see it.
The hairy adventures begin as unbeatable Deputy D.A. Dave Douglas (ALLEN) takes on his latest legal case—this time involving a criminal animal laboratory. It's yet another ambitious assignment that will whisk workaholic Dave away from his wife (KRISTIN DAVIS) and kids (ZENA GREY and SPENCER BRESLIN), who yearn for his attention. But when Dave is accidentally infected with a top-secret genetic-mutation serum that morphs his body into that of the family's new pet Bearded Collie, everything he thought he knew about being himself and a part of his family changes. Now, with his perked-up ears, and his front-row seat on the household carpet, Dave is able to gain an entirely different perspective into his family's secrets and dreams. Inspired by what he discovers, Dave wants nothing more than to stop fetching and return to fathering—only first he'll have to stop the evil genius (ROBERT DOWNEY JR.) behind the serum…in a literally wild chase that will finally give him a chance to become man's—and his family's—best friend.
