The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Dog Gone
Comedy · Family · 2008
A courageous boy battles a gang of bumbling thieves to rescue a dog carrying a fortune in stolen diamonds.
Movie details
Dog Gone
“$5 million bucks. 4 furry paws. 3 sorry thieves. A whole lot of laughs.”
2008 Comedy · Family 1h 48m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.5 / 10
Community rating
A courageous boy battles a gang of bumbling thieves to rescue a dog carrying a fortune in stolen diamonds.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Dog Gone?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Mark Stouffer
Written by
Mark Stouffer · Dennis S. Johnson
Denyse Tontz
Meagan Todd
Brittany Curran
Lilly
Luke Benward
Owen
French Stewart
Blackie
Kevin Farley
Bud
John Farley
Dad
Cameron Monaghan
Dexter
Court is in session
Put Dog Gone on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.