Metacritic Movie Ratings
Hotel for Dogs Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 70

  out of 100

  Los Angeles Times

  What it is packed with is lots of sneaking around, very cool gadgets, excellent stunts and some clever kids.

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• 63

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  A sweet, innocent family movie about stray dogs that seem as well-trained as Olympic champions. Friday, the Jack Russell terrier who's the leader of the pack, does more acting than most of the humans, and doesn't even get billing.

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• 60

  out of 100

  Variety

  Ultimately warm and furry, with a wet nose buried in gross receipts.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The New York TimesStephen Holden

  Although you wouldn't want an entire movie devoted to such shenanigans, Hotel for Dogs isn't half as zany as it might have been.

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• 50

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  Between the dogged efforts of the kids to save strays and the antics of the dogs, it's hard to resist this lively, though predictable, family movie.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern

  It's sad to see a promising fantasy turn into yet another industrial-scale fantasy-delivery system that beats up on its audience with mindless intensity and undercuts its own humanity -- and caninity -- in the process.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

  It's a pretty lazy film in the creativity department save for the dogs.

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• 42

  out of 100

  Entertainment Weekly

  There are still cuddly pups and piddle jokes aplenty.

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