Review of Look Who's Talking Now! (1993) by Russell G — 03 Jan 2013

I was not so sure about a third round of this franchise but I admit that it was a step up from the less than likable second movie. This time the kids are grown up and can talk and the dogs are doing the talking.

It sounds like a bad idea but it worked well enough. The talking dogs were not bad, in fact, they were the best part of the movie. The Christmas spirit helps a little, but I thought the holiday angle should have a stronger impact on the plot than it did.

John Travolta and Kristy Alley thankfully dial it back from their earlier performances and are tolerable this time around. Travolta has a new job and his new wealthy young boss is set on luring him into an affair.

This part of the story is acceptable but it is highly predictable and sort of detracts from the dogs and their relation to the family. Where it is fails the worst is the cheesiness. It does not have enough heart, Christmas sprit, or laughs to give it a memorable identity, but this has been a problem for the whole series.