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Benji: Off the Leash!
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3.6 out of 10

Generally unfavorable- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
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  3. Negative: 3 out of 5

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  1. JayH.
    Mar 5, 2009
    5
    Typical Benji family film, overly sentimental with acting below par. Of course the animals are adorable and do cute things. Light entertainment, not very memorable.
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  2. PeppermintPappy
    Aug 20, 2004
    10
    An incredible, nay, life changing movie extravaganza! After all the dissapointing movies this summer, like Spiderman 2, The Bourne Spy 2, And Harry Potter 3, here comes one movie, near the end of the summer, that makes it feel like the real "dog days" of summer are here! But in a good way! This movie is full of great fun and excitement! Who can forget the wacky and zany jet ski scene? I can't! One of the most talked about sequels, and it truly rocks! Kids and adults alike will laugh and giggle along with benji in this touching soon-to-be-classic! Go see it NOW!!!!!… Expand
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  3. MarkB.
    Feb 1, 2005
    3
    Joe Camp: Off The Deep End or Off His Rocker...you decide. I missed this in theaters (as, apparently, everyone else did, too)...but my very pleasant memories of the independent family filmmaker's charming 1974 original led me to rent out the DVD...only to watch Camp perform complete doggie-doo all over them. This is a remarkably convoluted, ineptly filmed, surprisingly unpleasant mess that focuses more on the villain, a dog breeder who abuses his wife and kid about as much as he does his animals, than on the lead canine and his pal, a shaggier pooch with the admittedly unforgettable monicker of Lizard Tongue. Far too intense (read: unsuitably nasty) to let your kids watch, not only because of the aforementioned puppy abuse (why is it that even GOOD dog films such as My Dog Skip, Shiloh and the original Lassie Come Home feel compelled to feature scenes of dogs being kicked around?), but also because of repeated shots of a sick female dog sweating, oozing pus, etc., this tries unsuccessfully for comic relief with a pair of cloddish, stumblebum dogcatchers right out of the straight-to-video Air Bud flicks. (At least, unlike the Air Buds, this doesn't waste the talents of Cynthia Stevenson in the thankless mom role, but I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not.) I'll give it a 3, which is one or two more points than it truly deserves, only because its subject, the cruelty of mass puppy breeding, is such a valid one...and, to be completely fair, my cat, who sat and watched the whole thing with me, would probably rate it higher, if only because he figured out early on that the dogs were on the other side of the TV screen and wouldn't be jumping out to attack him.… Expand
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Metascore
49 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 17 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 17
  3. Negative: 2 out of 17
  1. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Ed Halter
    40
    This unwarranted iteration of the '70s shaggy-dog tale pales in entertainment value compared to its website, which features a rant from the mutt's creator, Joe Camp.
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  2. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Keith Phipps
    60
    It's clumsy, but also strangely refreshing. To children raised on "Spy Kids" and "SpongeBob SquarePants," it may look as primitive as a daguerreotype, but never underestimate the persuasive powers of a cute animal.
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  3. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Robert Abele
    50
    Yes, Joe Camp has gone meta. It's hard to not feel a measure of warmth for the determined optimism of his enterprise, especially since he hasn't lost the touch for cute dog antics.
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