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Reviews Counted:66
Fresh:61
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Average Rating:7.3/10
Consensus: A beautifully-made retelling of the classic border collie tale, one need not be a dog-lover to fall for Lassie.
Theatrical Release:Sep 1, 2006 Limited
Box Office: $548,277
Synopsis: Eric Wright's classic novel about a boy and his dog is resurrected in this charming adaptation from Charles Sturridge (BRIDESHEAD REVISITED), which is a far cry from the Americanized TV show of the... [More]
Starring: Lassie, Samantha Morton, Peter O'Toole, Robert Carr
Director: Charles Sturridge
The 1943 Lassie Come Home, starring then-child actors Roddy McDowall and Elizabeth Taylor as Joe and Cilla, is widely considered the gold standard to which all dog movies should aspire, but Sturridge's remake is a fine film in its own right.
Lassie has a fine cast, lots of calendar-pretty shots of Lassie in different seasons and a dog-owned-by-many-different-people plot borrowed from David Copperfield.
This remake of the 1943 classic Lassie Come Home is quite an accomplishment, bringing together a top-notch British director, a very nice cast , gorgeous Scottish scenery and all the renowned virtues of the world's most famous collie.
Writer-director Charles Sturridge makes all the right moves in adapting the story, and treats it not just with the respect of a classic but the kind of intelligence, good taste and emotional sensitivity that kid movies rarely get.
It's the loveliest and most moving children's film of the year so far.
Top CriticLassie is a dog movie even non-dog lovers will lap up.
Top CriticCharles Sturridge's charming adaptation of Eric Knight's classic book Lassie Come-Home will thrill any adult who can't face another insipid children's movie about talking animals. Oh, and the kids will love it, too.
With its spirited ensemble and literary pedigree, Lassie is worthy entertainment for a new generation of fans.
This is an earnest, likable -- and very, very pretty -- addition to its star’s remarkable history.
This new Lassie is no match for the original MGM production (Roddy McDowell, Donald Crisp, Elizabeth Taylor, etc.), but there are many compensations that make it fine family entertainment.
Top CriticYou know people keep saying 'they don't make movies like that anymore'? Well, in the case of Lassie, they have. And they've made it well.
Lassie is family entertainment of a very high order, made all the better by [director] Sturridge's avoidance of CGI enhancement and the animatronics that have become commonplace in films about animals.
Top CriticNo question about it, Lassie is a very traditional film, but good storytelling, fine acting and beautiful photography add up to a solid family entertainment that never lets us forget who the real star is.
This 11th Lassie big-screen adaptation is a dramatic and at times heartbreaking look inside the uncaring social classifications of that long-ago English era, with the storm clouds of coming world war swirling about.
Lassie achieves greatness through its rich supply of goodness.
The one scene of Lassie standing alone on the highlands of Scotland is worth the price of admission.
'Lassie' is a rich, beautifully filmed affair for the whole family.
Sturridge sometimes overplays his hand, piling on the sentimental clichés and goosing the violin music.
While parents are reaching for their hankies, kids may be kicking their seats out of boredom.
Yes. This is indeed pure, unadulterated schmaltz. It's supposed to be...moviemaking of the old school, and is worth taking the little ones to before they get too cynical.
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