Review of Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009) by Mark A — 01 Dec 2010
An intense love story starring Richard Gere as Professor Parker Wilson and the lovely Joan Allen as his wife. The love story is not about these two people, however. It is the love that develops between Parker and Hachi, the Akita pup he finds at the train station.
Based on a true story, the filmmakers transported the story from Japan to America, but the essential details are unchanged. The dog, for someone who doesn't care a lot for dogs, won the heart of this reviewer.
That was one beautiful, smart, loyal, and determined dog. This reviewer had a constant lump in his throat watching this beautiful tale, and there is no shame I that. The film was obviously designed to evoke that kind of response and it worked only too well.
A lovely score accented the story and the simple set designs allowed the story to star here. Only caution this reviewer would offer is to be prepared to handle the powerful emotions that may overwhelm the youngest viewers.
Otherwise, this one is a keeper!
This review of Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009) was written by Mark A on 01 Dec 2010.
Hachi: A Dog's Tale has generally received very positive reviews.
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