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08/18/04
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Benji Off the Leash (2004)
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Reviews Counted:41
Fresh:13
Rotten:28
Average Rating:4.7/10
Rated: PG [See Full Rating]
Genre: Childrens
Theatrical Release:Aug 20, 2004 Wide
Box Office: $3,600,548
Synopsis: The loveable Benji gets a sidekick in the shape of the hilarious Lizard Tongue in this hilarious comedy. With Benji's mother in a perilous situation down at the puppy mill, the plucky canine gets... [More]
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Reviews for Benji Off the Leash
The fifth film to feature the lovable mutt Benji is an old-fashioned boy and his dog story.
08/19/04
Top CriticThe overall unevenness of tone is the movie's biggest flaw, but the slo-mo scenes of doggie derring-do are quite funny, and the message about how to treat both humans and animals evergreen.
08/20/04
The movie is so earnest and sweet that to criticize it harshly would be like kicking a dog, and far be it from me to go there.
08/24/04
It’s Benji for Pete’s sake and he’s at least three times as expressive as Josh Hartnett or Halle Berry, so give a dog his due and shine that sun where it’s supposed to.
08/03/04
A fun and frolicsome adventure for the entire family.
08/24/04
A mildly pleasant, aggressively retro kidpic that should please undemanding moppets without unduly boring their parents.
08/23/04
Top CriticDoggone it, I have to give this a better-than-average rating.
08/22/04
The dogs are cute, the scary parts are appropriately subdued and everything works out for the best.
08/20/04
In direction, story construction, camerawork and performances both human and canine, Benji Off the Leash! is the best of the Benji canon.
08/19/04
Top CriticIt's hard to not feel a measure of warmth for the determined optimism of his enterprise, especially since [Camp] hasn't lost the touch for cute dog antics.
08/19/04
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.
08/20/04
Top CriticThis is by far the best of the Benji films, with appeal to both adults and kids alike.
08/23/04
While it may be free of the potty humor and cruelty that plague many contemporary kids' movies, its cheap lack of a decent script, acting or canine charm is lethal.
08/20/04
Camp's films are independently produced, use little-known actors, and there's a slightly amateurish quality to them. But Benji: Off the Leash! has a raggy charm, like the dogs, and a solid moral ending.
08/20/04
It seems as if all the effort in the movie went toward making the pooches seem empathetic and emotional, but little thought went into making the human characters multidimensional.
08/19/04
Horrible, loathsome, incompetent, wretched. The worst movie of the year? Undoubtedly.
12/26/04
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.
08/17/04
All the Benji productions have had a high corn content, but in this one, even the corn is cheap.
08/20/04
So long as Camp sticks to Benji and Shaggy, his movie is, like them, endearingly scruffy. Unfortunately, too much of the running-time is devoted to the people.
08/18/04
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