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01-22-2002, 12:09 PM
Snow Dogs (PG)
Two stars
By Katherine Northup
“Snow dogs” wasn’t actually all that bad for a kid’s movie. The previews were misleading though. People expected to see talking mischievous dogs. That wasn’t the case. “Snow Dogs” was very sweet in spite of its silly reputation.
“Snow Dogs” was about a man named Ted Brooks (Cuba Gooding Jr.) who suddenly finds out that he is adopted, and takes it very badly. He finds out that his mother, Lucy, has just died and is called to the reading of the will. Ted’s mother has left him all of her possessions, that include, as he soon finds out, a team of champion sled dogs. Now, Brooks is a city slicker whose main life consists of shopping, dentistry, and women. There is no possible way he could blend in, in Tolketna, Alaska. Brooks meets a sweet woman named, Barb (Joanna Bacalso). This movie is about Ted Brooks and his search for the answers about his birth family and proving himself to his dad, “Thunder Jack” (James Coburn). Jack doesn’t think that Brooks is worthy to own the sled dog team that Lucy left to him. He wants to buy the dogs from Brooks so that he can win the Arctic Challenge dog race. Brooks finds out that Jack is his father, gets annoyed, and becomes to determined to prove himself to Jack.
“Snow Dogs” is a very sweet film about self-discovery. There were sweet moments, silly moments, and even sad ones. My favorite scene was when Brooks and Jack are hanging over the edge of a cliff, and the team of dogs pulls them back to safety. It seems rather unlikely, but sweet nonetheless. I’m a sucker for that sort of thing. I liked the dog named Nana the best. She was always very sweet to Brooks even though he had no idea what he was doing. I really didn’t like the dog named, Demon, until the end. He was fairly mean, and that’s a bad portrayal of Alaskan Malamutes. They’re protective, but not mean.
I would recommend this movie to people of all ages. There isn’t any blood, guts, or major violence.
“Snow Dogs” is sweet, and deals with the issue of adoption, and self-discovery so people of older ages would understand it better, but it’s also cute and silly so younger children would like it. “Snow Dogs” was fairly good for a children’s film.
BN
Two stars
By Katherine Northup
“Snow dogs” wasn’t actually all that bad for a kid’s movie. The previews were misleading though. People expected to see talking mischievous dogs. That wasn’t the case. “Snow Dogs” was very sweet in spite of its silly reputation.
“Snow Dogs” was about a man named Ted Brooks (Cuba Gooding Jr.) who suddenly finds out that he is adopted, and takes it very badly. He finds out that his mother, Lucy, has just died and is called to the reading of the will. Ted’s mother has left him all of her possessions, that include, as he soon finds out, a team of champion sled dogs. Now, Brooks is a city slicker whose main life consists of shopping, dentistry, and women. There is no possible way he could blend in, in Tolketna, Alaska. Brooks meets a sweet woman named, Barb (Joanna Bacalso). This movie is about Ted Brooks and his search for the answers about his birth family and proving himself to his dad, “Thunder Jack” (James Coburn). Jack doesn’t think that Brooks is worthy to own the sled dog team that Lucy left to him. He wants to buy the dogs from Brooks so that he can win the Arctic Challenge dog race. Brooks finds out that Jack is his father, gets annoyed, and becomes to determined to prove himself to Jack.
“Snow Dogs” is a very sweet film about self-discovery. There were sweet moments, silly moments, and even sad ones. My favorite scene was when Brooks and Jack are hanging over the edge of a cliff, and the team of dogs pulls them back to safety. It seems rather unlikely, but sweet nonetheless. I’m a sucker for that sort of thing. I liked the dog named Nana the best. She was always very sweet to Brooks even though he had no idea what he was doing. I really didn’t like the dog named, Demon, until the end. He was fairly mean, and that’s a bad portrayal of Alaskan Malamutes. They’re protective, but not mean.
I would recommend this movie to people of all ages. There isn’t any blood, guts, or major violence.
“Snow Dogs” is sweet, and deals with the issue of adoption, and self-discovery so people of older ages would understand it better, but it’s also cute and silly so younger children would like it. “Snow Dogs” was fairly good for a children’s film.
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