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Shaggy Dog, The
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Mixed or average reviews
Based on 25 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 15 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Adventure | Comedy | Family/Kids | Fantasy
Written by:
Cormac Wibberley,
Marianne Wibberley,
Geoff Rodkey, Jack Amiel
and Michael Begler
Directed by: Brian Robbins
Release Date:
Theatrical: March 10, 2006
DVD: August 1, 2006
Running Time: 98 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: PG for some mild rude humor
Starring Tim Allen, Kristin Davis, Zena Grey, Spencer Breslin, Jane Curtin, Shawn Pyfrom, Jan Devereaux, Robert Downey Jr., and Danny Glover
Tim Allen transforms from family dad to family dog and back again in this fresh update of the Disney comedy classic The Shaggy Dog. (Disney)
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
The star (Allen), unleashed, is so energetic in his approximation of a bearded collie -- his nose sniffing the air, his whole being (which toggles between human and canine form) overcome by the need to fetch any stick thrown -- that his slobbery charm carries the picture.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Louise Kennedy
What The Shaggy Dog feels like, more than anything, is an old-fashioned Disney movie.
Read Full Review >The Hollywood Reporter Luke Sader
A fast-moving Walt Disney Co. comedy that manages to sail past many of the cliches usually found in this genre while throwing together a wild story line more apt for a new millennium.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Neil Genzlinger
Ms. Curtin is one of several examples of quirky casting that make this Shaggy Dog much more fun than it might have been.
Read Full Review >USA Today Claudia Puig
May not make you howl, but it does offer a few bona fide belly laughs.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
Crafting this crude, noisy remake of Disney's first live-action comedy required the labor of no fewer than five screenwriters.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Jami Bernard
There are many delightful movie techniques out there available for making animals appear to speak, so it's too bad The Shaggy Dog doesn't use any of them.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Kevin Crust
Strictly for the very young who will find giggles in the anthropomorphic mash-ups and won't be too distracted by the predictably mawkish sitcom plot.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly Chuck Wilson
In this serviceable remake of the fondly remembered 1959 Disney comedy (which starred Fred MacMurray), an impressively dexterous Tim Allen plays Dave Douglas.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Marc Savlov
There are precious few surprises here, but parents will find director Robbins' breezy remake a painless affair and, judging by the yowls of laughter from the peanut gallery at the screening I attended, the kids will be barking all the way home.
Read Full Review >Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
It says something for Robert Downey Jr. that in a movie where a man becomes a dog, Downey creates the weirdest character.
Read Full Review >Charlotte Observer Lawrence Toppman
The extraordinary canine performances in Shaggy Dog and "Eight Below" lead me to wonder whether Disney could dispense with two-legged creatures altogether, until further notice.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington
In movies as in life, superior technology doesn't necessarily trump humor, magic or really shaggy dogs.
Read Full Review >Miami Herald Peter Debruge
This is precisely the type of moviegoing experience engineered for those who still get a laugh when the Baha Men hit "Who Let the Dogs Out?" accompanies a doggie mayhem montage.
Read Full Review >The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Jennie Punter
The unruly pack of subplots make The Shaggy Dog much more convoluted than it needs to be. But Allen's physical comedy as man-becoming-dog, and his non-stop monologue as man-dog, are definitely worth a trip to the matinee.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Rob Nelson
My eight-year-old nephew sat nearly silent throughout, so when he says he had fun, he must be talking about the treats.
Read Full Review >Premiere Jessica Letkemann
Feels like little more than a stale rehash with a promising cast whose talents haven't been tapped.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Ann Hornaday
As a comic actor, Allen's palette is limited to varying degrees of beige. He is not only boring, he's obnoxious and narcissistic. Where's the ASPCA -- the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Audiences -- when you need 'em?
Read Full Review >Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern
The Shaggy Dog is paint, or more appropriately here, pant by the numbers. It also manages a one-two punch -- it will upset small children and bore their parents. There's just no other way to say this: Disney, that movie of yours is a dog.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer William Arnold
The movie is just this side of terrible. It misses all the charm and fun of the original. Allen's mugging is incorrigibly unfunny.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 5.4 (out of 10) based on 15 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Andy G. gave it a10:
Probably the worst movie I have ever seen. Only enjoyable if you enjoy the highest levels of irony.
Erica J. gave it a6:
I thought it was pretty good, definetly a good family movie. If I were still a kid i'd of loved it.
Shelly C. gave it a10:
This movie is perfect for the whole family and children love it.
cybrswt gave it a4:
My six year liked it, I thought it was really bad movie is ok for kids.
Katherine gave it a0:
When will Hollywood learn that being original and creative is always the best way to go. Instead they make re-makes of movies. Don't you hate it when they make terrible re-makes just for money? I sure do hate it. I don't know where Hollywood is going.
Clarisse P. gave it a0:
A flop. This is one of the worst movie of this year. Tell me why did the great Robert Downey Jr play in this movie?
christos K. gave it a10:
Its Good.
