Benji (2018)
Genre: Family
Duration: 87 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Brandon Camp
Stars: Gabriel Bateman, Darby Camp and Jerod Haynes
IMDb score:
6,4 (6.267)
Releasedate: 16 March 2018
Benji plot
"A Hero Comes Home"
Carter and Frankie are two New Orleans schoolchildren who one day befriend the mutt Benji. However, when they are kidnapped by a bunch of robbers, Benji will have to do everything in his power to free them.
Actors and actresses
Carter
Frankie
Whitney
Sid
Titus
Lyle
Capt. Newsome
Brute
Cajun Captain
Reviews & comments
Fisico
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- 10039 messages
- 5398 votes
Yesterday, I watched this family movie with the kids. I was briefly thrown off guard, because I thought I was seeing the 70s or 80s version in the woods with the puma cubs. So, this remake, which isn't bad either (though not good either, for that matter). Mediocre trash tailor-made for 8-year-olds. It also follows the same pattern of tenderness, coziness, and humor throughout. And, of course, the (utterly stupid) bad guys couldn't be missing. The fact that an animal plays the lead role and becomes the hero of the whole story is saccharine, predictable, but also fun to watch for a change.
The children certainly enjoyed it, and so did I, quite a bit. Who are we to disagree with them? A success as a remake, at least. We shouldn't make more of it than that. Just a nice kids' movie!
Translated from Dutch · View original
mrklm
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- 12546 messages
- 10557 votes
Loose remake of the (still) irresistible classic surprise hit by his father Joe from 1974 about a stray dog who wins the hearts of two children [Gabriel Bateman, Darby Camp] who witness a pawn shop robbery and are kidnapped. Benji to the Rescue! Brandon Camp added a backstory and chose to have Benji perform human tricks (turning on a light, opening a door with a key). In doing so, he loses the elements that made Benji (and his illustrious predecessor Lassie) so successful. Joe Camp produced it and should have known better. If your toes don't curl when Benji walks alone through the streets to the sounds of John Hiatt's 'Have a Little Faith in Me', then I don't know what will.
Translated from Dutch · View originalPre- and sequels
Benji: Off the Leash!
2004
Benji the Hunted
1987
Benji's Very Own Christmas Story
1978
For the Love of Benji
1977
Benji
1974
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