Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Hotel for Dogs

Don and I watched this movie recently. It was a comedy at times and a tearjerker at others. The only actor/actress I recognized was Lisa Kudrow, who was in “Friends” and “Mad About You.”

The story line, while a little silly, was also touching. The main characters are two kids, ages 11 and 16. Their parents died several years before, and they have gotten caught up in the foster system. The movie flashes a picture of them with their parents holding a white puppy. Apparently they wanted to keep the dog after their parents died, but were not allowed to, so they proceeded to try to hide him the whole time. This leads to the “dog hotel” concept, which you will understand when you watch the movie.

Rated PG, this movie was pretty clean -- I don’t remember any foul language (but these days mild ones sometimes go right over my head). There weren’t any sexual innuendoes or serious violence. There is a bit of slightly crude “potty” humor involving dogs.

I would recommend this as a lighthearted family movie, especially for dog lovers.

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