Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

"Red Dog" is an interesting film based on a real story about a dog in the wilds of Western Australia. The film could have been considerably better and had a wider audience though. It's opening and early and frequent use of flashbacks made it hard to follow even for me. After about 10 minutes with grandkids 4, 7 and 12, we switched to another movie. It hadn't shown much promise yet, and I almost didn't go back to it on my own. I'm glad I did, because it wound up a very nice film.One thing that seemed odd to me was Red Dog finding John's grave after what appeared to be at least a couple of years – and maybe more, of searching for him. With such strong senses, dogs should be able to sniff out a loss like that quite quickly. And where was Red Dog during John's funeral and burial? Why wouldn't Nancy or Vanno or Peeto have taken the dog along with them? With the sadness there was much humor and fun around Red Dog. The dog star, Koko, was obviously well trained for the film. It's mostly a film for adults and older kids. While the youngsters would like the dog scenes, the jumping back and forth in time would probably lead most to lose interest – as it did my grandkids.

I saw this film being sold at a reduced price recently, so even though I hadn't heard of it before I thought I'd give it a go. What a find! This is the best film I have seen in a long time and I definitely plan to watch it again. The storyline is engaging and manages to hit the right balance without falling into the trap of being overly sentimental, as so many other films often do. As well as a good plot (which I believe is based on a true story)all the actors, including the dog Koko, are perfect in their roles. That along with the terrific soundtrack and beautiful filming make this a great film in every way. Highly recommended!

After seeing the movie, I questioned myself why I even watched it. It is a dull story of a stray dog which people adore for no reason. S what if the dog was searching for its owner? It was just following it's instincts, it was not from true heart. An instinct is like a looping program. Dogs are programmed to stay near their owner. It just followed its program! Whereas a dog is always happy to see its owner, you need to work to get your cat's respect. That is the difference between a cat and a dog. There is no such thing as animal loyalty. Only people are capable of that. Do not think that animals are equal to humans in emotions, because animals will always stay beasts and they must never replace a human. That is that. Since there is no 0 rating, I give 1/10+1 for beautiful landscapes which distract you from the movie.

Red Dog is a movie which will tell you more about yourself than you might believe. At an extreme, if you like it, you're an empathetic soul who can revel in a good yarn and be whisked away into a world of yesteryear. If you don't like it you are probably a narcissist. So if you know where you sit on the scale between empathetic soul and narcissist you can simply decide to watch it based on your own assumption of your character. The movie has very few flaws (yes I am the empathetic soul) that aren't easily forgivable, the clichés are there but not overstated and the cast all perform admirably. An excellent soundtrack and the best dog acting you may ever see make this a must see family movie. Enjoy it!!