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Hotel for Dogs may appeal to children and dog lovers, but it's ultimately contrived, predictable, and simplistic.
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The dogs are never quite as entertaining as they should be for the kids in the audience, and the hypercutesiness and speechifying at the end will lead to much tightening of adult sphincters. Feb 19, 2009 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
The dogs are never quite as entertaining as they should be for the kids in the audience, and the hypercutesiness and speechifying at the end will lead to much tightening of adult sphincters.
Peter Whittle
The schmaltz is laid on thick, but kids love this sort of stuff and, refreshingly, the dog bits are done the old-fashioned, fun way: with animal trainers rather than CGI. Feb 13, 2009 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
The schmaltz is laid on thick, but kids love this sort of stuff and, refreshingly, the dog bits are done the old-fashioned, fun way: with animal trainers rather than CGI.
Cath Clarke
True, there's only the merest suggestion of an education system for these juveniles, but credibility's secondary when you've got lots of dogs doing cute stuff. Feb 12, 2009 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
True, there's only the merest suggestion of an education system for these juveniles, but credibility's secondary when you've got lots of dogs doing cute stuff.
Trevor Johnston
It needs something quite special to save this film from toxic splurges of sentiment. Lisa Kudrow and Kevin Dillon duly oblige as a pair of fabulously awful foster parents. Feb 12, 2009 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
It needs something quite special to save this film from toxic splurges of sentiment. Lisa Kudrow and Kevin Dillon duly oblige as a pair of fabulously awful foster parents.
James Christopher
At the start, Kudrow's character tells the time-wasting kids, "You owe me 30 seconds of my life." I'm owed rather more. Feb 12, 2009 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
At the start, Kudrow's character tells the time-wasting kids, "You owe me 30 seconds of my life." I'm owed rather more.
Charlotte O'Sullivan
The images are cluttered and murky, the comic rhythms falter, and the adult humans in the cast, including Lisa Kudrow and Don Cheadle, seem resigned to being upstaged by the kids and dogs. Jan 22, 2009 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
The images are cluttered and murky, the comic rhythms falter, and the adult humans in the cast, including Lisa Kudrow and Don Cheadle, seem resigned to being upstaged by the kids and dogs.
Jake Wilson
Naturally, the dogs are the star of the show here, and some of their feats (unaided by computer effects) must be seen to be believed. May 11, 2018 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
Naturally, the dogs are the star of the show here, and some of their feats (unaided by computer effects) must be seen to be believed.
Leigh Paatsch
Hotel for Dogs delivers warm messages about generosity and sticking with seemingly impossible goals. There are worse ways to spend a winter afternoon than with this amusing comedy. Aug 17, 2017 | Rating: B- | Full Review…
Hotel for Dogs delivers warm messages about generosity and sticking with seemingly impossible goals. There are worse ways to spend a winter afternoon than with this amusing comedy.
Julie Washington
Undemanding tykes will gets their giggles flowing with the Rube Goldberg-style contraptions invented for the dogs. Dec 13, 2009 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Undemanding tykes will gets their giggles flowing with the Rube Goldberg-style contraptions invented for the dogs.
Phil Hall
...unapologetically geared towards younger viewers... Jul 26, 2009 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
...unapologetically geared towards younger viewers...
David Nusair
All that matters is that the loose ends of this sweet, kids-outsmart-the-adults fable are ultimately tied together nicely in a fashion certain to satisfy the average five year-old by the time the closing credits roll. May 8, 2009 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
All that matters is that the loose ends of this sweet, kids-outsmart-the-adults fable are ultimately tied together nicely in a fashion certain to satisfy the average five year-old by the time the closing credits roll.
Kam Williams
Not bad. It is funny and touching at times, even though the premise is pretty close to impossible. May 7, 2009 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…
Not bad. It is funny and touching at times, even though the premise is pretty close to impossible.
Robert Roten
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