Hotel for Dogs
2009, Comedy/Kids and family, 1h 40m
123 Reviews 100,000+ RatingsWhat to know
Hotel for Dogs may appeal to children and dog lovers, but it's ultimately contrived, predictable, and simplistic. Read critic reviews
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Andi
Bruce
Lois Scudder
Carl Scudder
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Heather
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Critic Reviews for Hotel for Dogs
All Critics (123) | Top Critics (43) | Fresh (56) | Rotten (67)
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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.
February 19, 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.
February 13, 2009 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… -
Are you under 11, love dogs and think the only thing funnier than someone stepping in poo is someone stepping in it again? Boy, you've hit the jackpot!
February 13, 2009 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… -
Inventive and endearing in places but ultimately an unsatisfying mix of slow plotting and superficial characterisation.
February 12, 2009 | Rating: 2/5 | 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.
February 12, 2009 | Rating: 3/5 | 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.
February 12, 2009 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Hotel for Dogs
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Jan 25, 2013Give me a break here, stop making bad films please. I don't know how many goofs I found within the first 10 minutes of the film. Totally forgotten easily, and the actors are all ugly looking, not to mention the poor acting and unrealistic script and the overall atmosphere. It's disturbingly bad.Sylvester K Super Reviewer
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Jul 20, 2011I don't know how people can look at this and not think it's anything less than a great family movie. The inventive idea between a dog-themed inn was so creative its almost cool. Having great child actors Jake T. Austin and Emma Roberts make the film worth it, but it was more than just worth it for me. Sure, it had a predictable plot, but it was done with more honest emotion than usual.Jackson W Super Reviewer
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May 28, 2011this is for dog lovers and cat lovers who want to give their cats to the shelter and trade in for a dog. BJuan C Super Reviewer
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Feb 26, 2011Harmless but forgettable fluff designed to make every child feel as though they are worth something. Roberts plays a young girl thrown from foster home to foster home with her brother. Needless to say, they soon meet a load of dogs that also can't find a family. Soon they're running a Hotel for Dogs to escape the misery of their lives. All this would be easier to swallow if Roberts and Austin were relatable. They commit crimes to make money. Who cares if their parents are dead, there are plenty of law abiding orphans out there. Cheadle is a surprise turn out in this paint by numbers fluff. It can be entertaining, but the dog handlers deserve the biggest congratulations.Luke B Super Reviewer
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