Fans of the original book should be pleased, but we were mostly bored.
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09/01/06
Lassie (2006)
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Reviews Counted:66
Fresh:61
Rotten:5
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
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Reviews for Lassie
Lassie is old-fashioned family entertainment, and I hope audiences aren't afraid to take a chance on a movie that might not be paced like a race car, but offers gentle adventure and alternative heroism instead.
09/01/06
It's too bad that dog whisperer Cesar Millan wasn't available to get the plot to heel.
08/31/06
Lassie wears thin. It's a little too long, and by the end the tugs on your heartstrings feel more like heartstring muggings.
08/31/06
Everything old is new again in the latest film about the beloved pooch with the I.Q. of a grad student and the instincts of a boomerang.
08/31/06
Top CriticThe best version by far of the Lassie story, an ocean away from the sappy June Lockhart TV series.
08/31/06
None of Lassie's adventures is told with the least bit of subtlety, but seeing as how the movie is aimed at the peewee, dog-loving set, few members of the target audience are likely to complain.
08/31/06
Knight's story retains enough of its power to ensure, even in this modest rendering, that it never fails to make your eyes mist and your cheeks warm.
08/31/06
Top CriticIt's a modest, low-budget effort that will require a tissue or two, especially for dog lovers.
08/31/06
Leave it to the Brits to take back something ... and reinvent it into something that's so much better than the traditions they're trying to revive.
08/31/06
Far from the madding crowd and frantic squeak of Hollywood kid flicks, British writer-director Charles Sturridge makes beautiful, stubbornly unhurried movies about the best and worst in human, animal and even otherworldly nature.
08/31/06
Here's what a classic family film should be -- intelligent without being smart-alecky, heart-warming without being smarmy and exciting without relying entirely on CGI.
08/31/06
Top CriticMaybe I'm a sucker for dogs, but my eyes welled up. Twice. Woof!
08/30/06
No, it’s not exactly realistic. But there is a sense of moral balance in Lassie’s world that’s enviable. People are cruel to the dog and bad things happen to them. Those who are good to her end up being rewarded.
08/30/06
Top CriticA nice, pleasant, quietly engaging but slow and determinedly old-school piece of family entertainment.
08/30/06
A well-bred if docile creature.
08/28/06
Yes, they're still making a few timeless, sentimental family films the way they used to - with no CGI.
08/26/06
Never has Lassie's proletarian spunk felt so alive.
08/23/06
An exquisitely filmed drama about the collie with a huge heart and a quest that proves her love for her favorite human companion.
08/02/06
There’s not much to grumble about: most of the performances are nicely honed, the cinematography and editing’s excellent and, despite the swooning strings, it’s not too sentimental.
06/24/06
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