** out of four.
Dog Days is a cute, sweet, romantic, syrupy, often cheesy and hokie summer family film. It's harmless and touches the heart of all dog lovers out there. It easily could've been a Hallmark movie.
Too many stories try to entwine together, some funny, some touching, with predictable results and dialog. It's almost like a "Love, American Style" type of vignettes/ It tries hard to be a wacky, screwball comedy like 'There's Something About Mary" yet also tender and serious, dealing with adoption, both of children and \animals, and even the passing of our pet loved ones.
It's a millennial film made by millennials, set in LA. It will soon pass to cable TV and be another relic like "Must Like Dogs" or "Love, Actually.' It got a 51% on Rotten Tomatoes.
There was only one family in the theater with us during the Saturday afternoon matinee in King of Prussia. As we waited to go into the theater two older ladies came out. So the movie may not get a big audience, but it is what it is. It's not a summer blockbuster, super hero or animated feature, or even gross comedy. It's pretty nameless cast ( often than Eva Longoria, who played on Desperate Housewives and was married to basketball star Tony Parker) does a good, if not memorable, job.
I've seen better movies recently ( "Leave No Trace" for instance) but for a few hours of smiles and canine sweetness, Dog Days won't disappoint.
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