Couldn't they find a dog that at least looked like the original? This bowser is fluffier than Benji ever was, and is mostly dingy white.
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08/19/04
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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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08/29/04
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08/19/04
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
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08/28/04
In the end the movie fails because of the way-too-intense nasty dad.
08/20/04
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 CriticLacks creativity. The first Benji was original, and each new sequel needs to be a new creation. Instead, we get the same Benji formula.
11/01/06
The film is a wild misfire that looks like a kid movie but which contains all of the emotional sadism of a Dario Argento film...
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 CriticThinks a happy ending is not for the boy to get to keep the dog, but for the dog to go to Hollywood… the first family film [that ends with] the father getting arrested.
08/18/04
At times, it seems as if cast members are making this up as they go along. And Whitaker is a little stiff and awkward, especially when he's acting with the animals and is forced into the lead role.
08/20/04
A shaggy-dog story that goes from boring to downright bizarre.
08/20/04
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
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
Horrible, loathsome, incompetent, wretched. The worst movie of the year? Undoubtedly.
12/26/04
This is by far the best of the Benji films, with appeal to both adults and kids alike.
08/23/04
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
Its heart may be in the right place, but its home should not be your local multiplex.
08/19/04
Good intentions aside, the return of writer-director-producer Joe Camp's "Benji" is terminally boring.
08/23/04
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