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Dog (Blu-Ray + DVD + Digital)
(Channing Tatum, Ryder McLaughlin, Aavi Haas, et al / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital / PG-13 / 2022 / Warner Bros.)

Overview: Dog is a buddy comedy that follows the misadventures of two former Army Rangers paired against their will on the road trip of a lifetime.

Army Ranger Briggs (Channing Tatum) and Lulu (a Belgian Malinois dog) buckle into a 1984 Ford Bronco and race down the Pacific Coast in hopes of making it to a fellow soldier’s funeral on time.

Along the way, they’ll drive each other completely crazy, break a small handful of laws, narrowly evade death, and learn to let down their guards in order to have a fighting chance of finding happiness.

Blu-ray Verdict: In truth, the film’s trailer and classification might lead you to believe it’s a comedy and although it has some humor in it, it is primary a drama. I was expecting lots of laughs based on the trailer, but I realized the editing on the trailer doesn’t match the actual of editing style of the film.

The film is about two post-war veteran army rangers. Both have unresolved issues. One of the veterans is Army Ranger, Jackson Briggs (Channing Tatum). The second is a K-9 Army Ranger by the name of Lulu.

After Lulu’s master death, Briggs is charged with the task of delivering the K-9 to its former master’s funeral for a last goodbye. The two rangers are reluctantly paired together on a long road trip to the funeral. While on their journey there, the two eventually find comfort and solace in each other. But there are plenty of hiccups along the way.

The film doesn’t spell out what Briggs and Lulu are going through. The story is carefully explained through the nuances in their acting and body language. So, this is a read between the lines type of movie, for better or for worse.

Sure, the film is a bit slow in places but that’s probably a good thing considering what the intent of the film is meant to be. Briggs also has domestic issues, but the true nature of the issues aren’t disclosed, but based on the fact he wants to leave on another rotation to active duty, it seems he is trying to escape problems with his daughter’s mother.

In closing, Dog is a quite wonderful, at times tear-jerking, bittersweet film, where both Tatum and the dog are a joy to watch interact, and you really feel they click on all bases come the end.

There are admittedly times when Tatum tries too hard to be funny, going for the laugh over the intimate moment of acting, but it is a sweet tale from start to finish regardless.

One supremely built as a road trip movie for the whole family, in particular military families, Dog exceeds on all levels and thus is, quite easily, a highly rewatchable movie.

Dog will be available on Digital on April 19th, 2022 from MGM and on Blu-ray and DVD on May 10th, 2022 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. The Blu-ray disc features the film in hi-definition and the DVD features the film in standard definition.

From MGM in association with FilmNation Entertainment, Dog is directed by Reid Carolin & Channing Tatum in their directorial debut, from a screenplay by Carolin and story by Carolin and Brett Rodriguez.

In addition to Tatum, the film stars Jane Adams (“Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”), Kevin Nash (“Magic Mike”), Q’orianka Kilcher (TV’s “Yellowstone”), Ethan Suplee (“Remember the Titans”), Emmy Raver-Lampman (TV’s “The Umbrella Academy”), and Nicole LaLiberte (TV’s “Dexter”).

Gregory Jacobs, Peter Kiernan and Brett Rodriguez are producers, with Betsy Danbury and Ken Meyer serving as executive producers.

“Dog” | Official Trailer | Warner Bros. Entertainment

www.WarnerBros.com





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