When Samantha LeBon hatches a scheme to spend a romantic Christmas with her new employee -- the unsuspecting, blithesome James -- his wife, their kids and their two dogs, Rocks and Daphne, must rescue him before he makes a terrible mistake.
A crude and mawkish film in which dogs attempt to communicate with Kirstie Alley and John Travolta.
– Rita Kempley,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
A movie so eager to shine that it arrives draped in several layers of sentimental tinsel and cutesy-pie decorations.
– Stephen Holden,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
rotten:
The preponderance of nudging innuendo was enough to earn the film a '12' certificate, thus excluding the audience of younger children who might otherwise have enjoyed the movie.
– Trevor Johnston,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
rotten:
One nagging point: Pic seems aimed at kidvid market, but it revels in its ongoing references to open sexuality, including a reprise of opening credits that run over a microscopic view of squirming sperm. Very tasteful.