See Spot Run (2001)
A drug sniffing agent canine is a target for an assassin boss so the FBI calls Witness Protection to send him somewhere else. Meanwhile a single Mom puts her 6 year old boy James in the care of her irresponsible, mailman, neighbor, Gordon, when the babysitter bails on her. Meanwhile, an assassin mob boss hires 2 goons to kill Agent 11. But when 11 escapes from the van when they tried to kill him, he hides in Gordon's Mailtruck that James is in too. And guess what they name him. Spot.
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People are voting emotionally.
A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.
One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.
See Spot Run is a very enjoyable and decent feel good movie. The plot is somewhat believable and it doesn't go too far in insulting the viewer's intelligence. There are also some sentimental moments in the film where David and Angus T Jones bond and do their hair together. The comedy is well performed and strikes home. The end was also satisfying as it did not show a cheesy and unnecessary romance in the end with the two getting to know each other. Some of the obvious flaws is showing the dog's ability to outperform the mafia hit men in the store while everyone else is distracted. The mafia's inability to whack the dog could have actually worked and be believable. Overall a decent and light hearted film that was enjoyable and should leave viewers satisfied.
This was a very pleasant surprise; a very good comedy filled with a lot of laughs and - more surprise - not much raunch and profanity. Wow, that's unusual for today. Some people say this was strictly made for kids. Well, I am hardly a kid and I loved it.All the characters in here are just that: characters from goofy David Arquette's "Gordon"- to the cute kid, Angus T. Jones ("James" - to big Michael Clarke Duncan ("Murdoch") - to pretty Leslie Bibb ("Stephanie") - to Joe Viterelli ("Gino") - to Anthony Anderson ("Bennie") - to Paul Sorvino ("Sonny Talia"). Yeah, the last guy is the only one with a last name. I especially liked Viterelli and Duncan.The film gets too silly in one spot - at the store, where the slapstick goes on way too long, but otherwise this is a funny movie. As the cliché goes, fun for all ages, but let me add.....not just the kids.
I like films about dogs that are smarter than people, mainly because the way the world is going, it seems to be true!Having said that, this is - and always was going to be - a feel good movie. Even the baddies are suitably laughable that you can like them. And of course, the dogs are all great. Especially the mad terrier that attaches itself to peoples backs and wont let go.Only disappointment was that the FBI agent was obviously very attached to his dog and after emphasizing that so much, the dog's choice was too clean and too child-oriented. The dog should have dithered a lot more.The night-experience with doggy-doos was wonderful.
When I was still working, and a guy really screwed up, we would say"Well, he's in deep poopy grass now!"This movie defines that term. David Arquette walks in it, falls in it, and ultimately undresses to wipe it off. All of which is funny funny physical comedy. I used to think he was just a stupid geek, and wondered what Courteney Cox saw in him, but he looks like a nice guy, and he really does physical stuff well.Since I don't have any 6 to 8 year olds around to tell me that this is all old stuff -- especially the dog training collar controlled by a five-year-old -- I had a really good time watching it. Better than "dumb and dumber" -- which is just plain embarassing. At least this one is obviously aimed at little ones.However, I did sneak a peak or two at Leslie Bibb after she'd been through the sprinkers, and she looked pretty good to me.