Benji: Off the Leash!

Name: Benji: Off the Leash!
Genre: Drama, Family
Released: August 20, 2004
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 49
Cast: Chris Kendrick, Nate Bynum, Nick Whitaker

2004

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Mulberry Square Releasing | Release Date: August 20, 2004 | PG

Starring: Chris Kendrick, Nate Bynum, Nick Whitaker

Summary: A band of unlikely comrades, brought together by the least likely of the bunch, for a common, courageous purpose. Things will change. Lives will be saved. Because Benji is off the leash! [Mulberry Square Productions]

Director: Joe Camp

Genre(s): Drama, Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 97 min

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Roger Ebert

Not one of the great dog movies, but it's a good one, abandoning wall-to-wall cuteness for a drama about a homeless puppy. Read full review

Claudia Puig

Falls flat, enlivened only by the performances of its two charismatic lead dogs. The story is heavy-handed, and the human performances are, at their worst, caricatured. Read full review

Donna Peremes

The overall unevenness of tone is the movie's biggest flaw, but the slo-mo scenes of doggie derring-do are quite funny. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

All the Benji productions have had a high corn content, but in this one, even the corn is cheap. Read full review

Kevin Crust

Unfortunately, the new film does not live up to the low-key charm of the original. It's essentially a long-form public service announcement extolling the virtues of animal adoption and decrying the scourge of unfettered dog breeding. Read full review

Jane Horwitz

Love of dogs is key, because the amateurish acting, writing and production values in this independently made film feel more like the stuff of home movies than Hollywood. Read full review

Carla Meyer

A dreary, distasteful exercise, "Off the Leash'' favors dogs over humans, framing canine high jinks with an ugly story of domestic abuse. Read full review

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JayH.

Mar 5, 2009

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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