This is one awesome movie. The story is awesome, the dog Tiny is just plain adorable, and the songs are original and fantastic.
In this world, dogs can not only talk, they can also sing! Makenzie Moss plays Lou, a nine-or-so-year-old girl, whose dog, Tiny, an extremely cute Yorkie, dreams of winning the singing completion for dogs, Pup Star. She earns a spot in the final, but goes missing, unfortunately, and is captured by a greedy dogcatcher, Roland (Jed Rees), and must find her way to New York in time for the Pup Star finals.
David DeLuise, the youngest son of the late comedian Dom DeLuise, is really good as Steven, the father of Lou, who I think is a lawyer (though it's not made clear what his job is), and since Lou's mother passed away prior to the film's events, money seems to be tight (despite Steven offering a $10,000 reward for her return). They have a Nanny, Ida (Carla Jimenez), who is incredible.
I would be remiss if I didn't mention Kaitlyn Maher, who voices Tiny. She is so fantastic, it is impossible to put into words. She appeared on "America's Got Talent" several years back at the age of four and made it to the Top 10. In this movie, she shines.
Of course, if it wasn't for one person, I might never have known about this movie, and that person is Brian Hull, who voices a sheepdog called Murray. He's really good as Murray. Thank you, Brian, for voicing such an awesome character!
I do have a couple of issues with this movie, unfortunately. There are a couple of scenes where one character, Charlie (Tom Everett Scott, really good), picks up Tiny by her sweater and puts her into the back of a truck, and later, a hot air balloon. It is quite obvious that the "dog" he picks up is not real. It's far too stiff to be real. I understand that they couldn't use the real dog, but they could have at least used CGI to make it more authentic.
Also, most of the songs are way too short. The longest is "Rolling Bone", at just over three minutes long. I wish the director had made some of them a bit longer, especially "Broken-Hearted", a country song by "the Queen of Country", Emily-Rose, a Basset Hound. I absolutely love country music, and would have liked to see a longer version of this song in the movie.
There's also a brief scene where we see a dog talking through a mirror, though the real dog at the side is clearly not moving his mouth. I wish they had caught that in the editing process.
These are just a few minor complains, though. The songs are ALL original, so you most likely won't recognize any of them, which, in this case, is a good thing. Overall, the movie is worthwhile and enjoyable. The positive themes are to believe in yourself and never give up on your dreams. That is something that should be taken away from this film.
Go watch it on Netflix, if you have it. If not, go to someone who has Netflix and watch it there. It is worth your time.
In this world, dogs can not only talk, they can also sing! Makenzie Moss plays Lou, a nine-or-so-year-old girl, whose dog, Tiny, an extremely cute Yorkie, dreams of winning the singing completion for dogs, Pup Star. She earns a spot in the final, but goes missing, unfortunately, and is captured by a greedy dogcatcher, Roland (Jed Rees), and must find her way to New York in time for the Pup Star finals.
David DeLuise, the youngest son of the late comedian Dom DeLuise, is really good as Steven, the father of Lou, who I think is a lawyer (though it's not made clear what his job is), and since Lou's mother passed away prior to the film's events, money seems to be tight (despite Steven offering a $10,000 reward for her return). They have a Nanny, Ida (Carla Jimenez), who is incredible.
I would be remiss if I didn't mention Kaitlyn Maher, who voices Tiny. She is so fantastic, it is impossible to put into words. She appeared on "America's Got Talent" several years back at the age of four and made it to the Top 10. In this movie, she shines.
Of course, if it wasn't for one person, I might never have known about this movie, and that person is Brian Hull, who voices a sheepdog called Murray. He's really good as Murray. Thank you, Brian, for voicing such an awesome character!
I do have a couple of issues with this movie, unfortunately. There are a couple of scenes where one character, Charlie (Tom Everett Scott, really good), picks up Tiny by her sweater and puts her into the back of a truck, and later, a hot air balloon. It is quite obvious that the "dog" he picks up is not real. It's far too stiff to be real. I understand that they couldn't use the real dog, but they could have at least used CGI to make it more authentic.
Also, most of the songs are way too short. The longest is "Rolling Bone", at just over three minutes long. I wish the director had made some of them a bit longer, especially "Broken-Hearted", a country song by "the Queen of Country", Emily-Rose, a Basset Hound. I absolutely love country music, and would have liked to see a longer version of this song in the movie.
There's also a brief scene where we see a dog talking through a mirror, though the real dog at the side is clearly not moving his mouth. I wish they had caught that in the editing process.
These are just a few minor complains, though. The songs are ALL original, so you most likely won't recognize any of them, which, in this case, is a good thing. Overall, the movie is worthwhile and enjoyable. The positive themes are to believe in yourself and never give up on your dreams. That is something that should be taken away from this film.
Go watch it on Netflix, if you have it. If not, go to someone who has Netflix and watch it there. It is worth your time.