Smitty

I liked the movie, but after watching a 2nd time I found some major flaws. If a person veiws this more than one time they will eventually see the flaws.This movie is good, but I found some conflicting issues. First, when Ben broke into the restaurant the cops said he pilfered a thousand dollars from the restaurant. Poor police work not to search Ben or the cooler he was locked in. So why didn't the cops find the money on him or search the cooler for it? He supposedly took the money he then would have it on his person being he was locked in the restaurant cooler. Hard to spend money when your locked in a cooler. Think they could have found a smarter scenario than the restaurant robbery and vandalism. I do not know who wrote this movie but feel they were not thorough enough in their writing.I can see where Ben gets his attitude. He got it from his irresponsible mother. A gal that never showed up for her own mother's funeral, gets pregnant, drops out of college, moves around all the time where her son has no stability, never contacted her dad after he searched and searched for her when her mother passed away and more. She is not setting a good example to her son. She even has the same attitude as her son does so we know where he gets his attitude. She treats her dad as if he is a piece of trash when her dad does everything to straighten out and teach responsibility to her son. Goes to show how irresponsible she is when she cannot straighten out her own son and has to have her dad do it. She gives her dad nasty looks when they first meet up at 13-years of not seeing each other. Her dad was strict and that is as it should be. She is a ungrateful person. She tells her son, "Life is not about you". Well, she certainly didn't live by that rule herself. I noted Ben's mother is never around when he gets into trouble. Doesn't she know what responsible child care is? She just lets him roam the streets and he gets into trouble. Then she tells her co-workers, "Ben and I are doing just fine". The heck they are. If they were doing fine, he would not have gotten into so much legal trouble and his grandfather has to bail him out of the trouble. Ben is a naïve brat. He falls into traps with bad kids and he gets himself into trouble. Then he pouts when he thinks he has to have something. He does not know how to work for he wants. He has no respect for anyone.They made Ben's character highly cocky/disrespectful. I highly dislike it when he uses the word `hate' numerous times throughout the movie. I just cringed when he said 'hate'. They could have found a more diplomatic response other than 'hate'. To me this is teaching child viewers a bad example.Then the scene where that young juvenile kicks Smitty (Freddy James, Dog) in the antique shop is very wrong and is again setting a bad example to children viewing the movie. I know the dog wasn't really kicked. However, children will think they can go around kicking dogs or some other form of abuse towards an animal. They could have very well left that part out. I do not know what these writers were thinking. Then after the juvenile kicked Dog, they never showed any concern. If someone were to kick my dog I certainly would be concerned for my dog by checking to see if he or she was injured and take action. Seems the only one in the movie that respected Dog was Peter Fonda and Louis Gossett Jr.This movie was over rated with all of its flaws. The main reason for the movie is to promote rescue and pet adoption. Kicking the dog in the movie showed minimal respect towards pets and yet they are promoting rescue and adoption. Very contradictory. Nevertheless, the writer(s) could have done a much better job.I do not recommend children see this movie as it sets some very bad examples. If parents wish their children to view it, I suggest the parents sit with their children and explain why this happened or that happened such as Dog/Smitty being kicked and even left on a road side during a severe thunderstorm. The only one's that were good in the movie were Peter Fonda, Jason London, and Louis Gossett, Jr.

This is a sad movie, be warned, but worth it.One reviewer hated it because the bad guys didn't get punished...yes, they did. The antique store robbers and the restaurant trashers (now that the owners know who they are). Forget about that part. That is a small part of the movie.The opening is sad because people move and leave their dog behind. He tries to follow them but is put in the pound. Sometimes God moves in mysterious ways and this kid needed something to believe in and they found each other.A lot of lessons are learned in this movie and is great for teens and parents to watch together. Life is full of sad things but, in the end, the good things outweigh them.Popcorn, tissues and enjoy.

The movie was a bit disjointed without much regard for building the foundations necessary to support a true change in our nature. However, the central theme of second chance and redemption did tie the somewhat unrationalized and undeveloped changes in natures of the characters together. And of course, any movie with a dog as a central character is worth watching.

It's not to often that I love all aspects of a movie,but this one I did, and the acting was so believable that at times I felt as if I was there. But beware it is a tearjerker!

I just love this movie! I bought this movie a few years ago. It was a tribute to our dog who was also a Smitty. Smitty was a handicapped shelter dog who passed away in 2016. The two Smittys were so alike in so many ways. Anyone who doesn't like this movie has no soul. Those of you who truly love dogs will find this movie quite heartwarming.

What a pleasant film even though I sobbed multiple times and kind of wanted it to end, because I'm an animal lover, and some of the scenes were hard to watch. Really well-rounded story. I loved watching the characters grow throughout the film.

A bit corny but it is a nice story of forgiveness and reconciliation

Family rated... good.For Peter Fonda - Rest in Peace

It was a very good film

A good family movie with some real values and lessons to be learned...Peter Fonda is wonderful (and still looks wonderful) as the grandfather with an attitude!The star by far though was the amazing Smitty (dog) who stole the show as soon as he arrived on scene. What a cutie.If you like doggie stories, and are looking for a fun one to watch with your kids too, check this out. More substance than a lot of similar films I've seen.

Great quality

very good dvd! it's exactly what i'm looking for.and it works also in my country with my dvd set

l'amitié d'un chien près a mourir ,pour sont maître , et une ode l'adoption dans les refuges.la complicité entre l'enfant et le chien est touchante.se chien eran qui a su ce faire une place .très émouvant !prévoir mouchoirs