Metacritic Movie Ratings
The Shaggy Dog Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 75

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  The star (Allen), unleashed, is so energetic in his approximation of a bearded collie -- his nose sniffing the air, his whole being (which toggles between human and canine form) overcome by the need to fetch any stick thrown -- that his slobbery charm carries the picture.

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• 70

  out of 100

  The New York Times

  Ms. Curtin is one of several examples of quirky casting that make this Shaggy Dog much more fun than it might have been.

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• 70

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterLuke Sader

  A fast-moving Walt Disney Co. comedy that manages to sail past many of the cliches usually found in this genre while throwing together a wild story line more apt for a new millennium.

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• 63

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  May not make you howl, but it does offer a few bona fide belly laughs.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  It says something for Robert Downey Jr. that in a movie where a man becomes a dog, Downey creates the weirdest character.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesKevin Crust

  Strictly for the very young who will find giggles in the anthropomorphic mash-ups and won't be too distracted by the predictably mawkish sitcom plot.

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• 40

  out of 100

  VarietyJustin Chang

  This fur-fetched tale is bearable family viewing.

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• 30

  out of 100

  Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern

  The Shaggy Dog is paint, or more appropriately here, pant by the numbers. It also manages a one-two punch -- it will upset small children and bore their parents. There's just no other way to say this: Disney, that movie of yours is a dog.

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