Review of Hotel for Dogs (2009) by Sharon W — 26 Jun 2013

For what the film is, it's decent. I liked the dogs (mainly because I'm a dog person), I thought the construction of the hotel was creative, and the noble cause of the kids protecting the dogs was nice.

However, I thought the characters were kind of bland and forgettable. A MAJOR thing that I did not like about the movie is that it's so mean-spirited, especially the animal control officers. They just won't give a break to the dogs and close to the end, they plan to euthanize ALL OF THEM.

Therefore, I found the animal control and the police very despicably unlikable in this movie. Also, everyone doesn't even bother caring about all the good things that the kids are doing for these dogs and they are constantly beating them up.

I think this movie is way too mean for a family flick. Regardless, I think it's an "ok" film. If you're an animal person, maybe you'll get into some of the cutesy moments of it. But otherwise, I think the mean moments are way too unpleasant.

I know some people would show this film to their kids, but for me, I'd give it a skip.