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Baxter

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Movie Info

A bull terrier observes the behavior of an old lady, a young couple and a troubled boy and adapts his own behavior to suit each situation.

Rating:

R (Sexual Content|Violent Images|Some Language)
Genre:

drama, horror, comedy
Original Language:

French (Canada)
Director:

Jérôme Boivin
Producer:

Ariel Zeitoun, Patrick Godeau
Release Date (Streaming):

Nov 30, 2016
Runtime:

1h 22m
Production Co:

Alicéléo, MK2 Productions

Cast & Crew

Lise Delamare
Mme. Deville

Jean Mercure
M. Cuzzo

Jacques Spiesser
Michel Ferrer

Catherine Ferran
Florence Morel

Jean-Paul Roussillon
Joseph Barsky

Sabrina Leurquin
Noelle

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Critic Reviews for Baxter

All Critics (6) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (1)

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August 12, 2005 | Rating: B

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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October 8, 2004 | Rating: 4/5

Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews
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October 30, 2002 | Rating: 2/5

Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Nominally a black comedy, but is one of those films where the horror of the situation outweighs any desire you have to laugh.

February 28, 2002 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Goatdog's Movies
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February 27, 2001 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk
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January 1, 2000 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…

Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle

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Audience Reviews for Baxter

Feb 02, 2016

A bizarre film chronicling the life and death of a bull terrier who seeks to find the perfect owner. Baxter is a coming of age film for a dog with some really disturbing elements, I wouldn't consider it as a black comedy, just a dark satire of fascism. It's a fascinating film about the comparison of human nature and animalistic instinct.

Sylvester K Super Reviewer
Aug 15, 2009

delayed seeing this b/c it looked gimmicky (a cross btw Look Who's Talking 3 and Henry:Portrait of a Serial Killer) and trivializing of Nazism; but the dog's monologues play a supporting role to the ordinary traumas of the human characters, which include old people who let themselves go, the middle-aged people who experience disappointments in love and family life, and a desensitized kid who fixates on Hitler's mass-destructive suicide as an alternative to complete coldness; the colors and light are perfect and the the movie never becomes bleak or fatalistic; it ends up an interesting commentary on the constant temptation of nihilism, and fascism as one response to the temptation; Baxter is trapped by his nature, and the movie produces a sympathy for that more than for the child sociopath, who makes choice after choice to hate, worship force and cause pain One charming thing is that the dog's dialogue plays at the edge of realism in paraphrasing what a dog feels and can revisit in memory -- granted, at the end he starts meditating on death and the change of seasons.

Adam M Super Reviewer
Jun 27, 2008

A lot to say about racism, and the human condition. It's not a comedy, its deep drama.

Anthony V Super Reviewer
Apr 11, 2008

Baxter is a bit of a K-9 sociopath. But the film is shot in such a way that you really feel like he's a "troubled youth" going from one 'foster home' to the next. No one every really knowing the 'real' baxter. Ultimately it is a very moving tale of 'the human conditon' through the eyes of a dog. Another very human lesson learned here (the hard way) is that sometimes the thing that we think we want/need most...might not actually be the thing that fullfills us, or makes feel whole.

Robert C Super Reviewer