I usually watch Tarantino style crime films and so this is a radical departure for me. Once and a while I will turn human and watch something nice. As sappy as this film is I still love watching dogs in surroundings that make the humans more human. The acting is wooden, the script totally predictable but even through my cynical eyes I was able to escape for an hour and a half into a talking dogs world, so sue me. I have no children but I can safely recommend this light-hearted feature for those with offspring.