Rexxx, Hollywood's top canine star, gets lost and is adopted into a shabby firehouse. He teams up with a young kid to get the station back on its feet.
It's harmless enough for young kids, but director Todd Holland seems to have little interest in making anything but a generic, instantly forgettable family-friendly feature.
– Moira MacDonald,
Seattle Times,
5 Apr 2007
rotten:
To me it doesn't mesh well.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
9 Apr 2007
rotten:
We're forced to endure plenty of scatological gags and treacly exchanges between Shane and his distant dad as the film imparts an obvious message about the frivolity of stardom.
– Erin Clements,
Time Out New York,
14 Apr 2007
rotten:
Rin Tin Tin would never have okayed a script like this.
– Jonathan F. Richards,
Film.com,
22 Apr 2007
fresh:
It may not set the box office on fire, but this canine caper is more agreeable than your average underdog tale.