Review of Firehouse Dog (2007) by Jesus H — 23 Feb 2008

[b][size=3][u]Firehouse Dog[/u] (2006) is a delightful suprise to the nearly non-existent genre of family films. Just like [u]Because of Winn-Dixie[/u], this movie tells the story of a child and a dog and the assorted adventures that they enjoyably experience together and suprises us with its authenticity and spirit.

Lucky for the audiences, [u]Firehouse Dog[/u] isn't a sappy sentimental fest (Cheaper by the Dozen 1 & 2) or a little kids movie (Veggie Tales: The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything). It's an action movie, comedy, family drama, and a tale of a boy and a dog.

The tale begins with the canine action star Rexxx filming a scene for his new action movie. He skydives out of an airplane but his parachute accidentally gives out and he freefalls and then...he lands in a haywagon.

This takes him to a small town with tons of kids and tons of fires. There is also Station 55, the fire station that's been around since the town was built. Strangely enough, there has been mysterious fires around the area of the station and elsewhere.

The boy of the story is tween Sean (Josh Hutcherson in an excellent performance) and his dad so happens to be the Captain [(Bruce Greenwood of [u]Racing Stripes[/u], the movie with the talking zebra who wanted to race in the Kentucky Derby (2005)] of Station 55.

When Sean is skateboarding home from school, he meets Rexxx and eventually introduces Rexxx to the station. Soon enough, he's named Duey. When the squad is called away to a search and rescue, the firefighters are having trouble, so Duey decides to follow his nose.

In doing so, he saves the day and is placed as the mascot of the station. His reputation grows and everyone is getting to hear about this 'wonderdog'. This wonderdog also saves the firefighters jobs.

The Captain begins to not have as much time to spend with his kid as he'd like to. Plus the two are still recovering from a family death. The rest is up for the people who are interested in seeing it.

For additional information, the movie is after all for kids and dog lovers, but there are some intense action sequences that suprised me in being in a family film. It still clicks with all of the other parts of the movie.

That what makes it great. Be ready for more Critiques and Opinions on Every Game and Movie I Can Get My Hands On! [/size][/b].