Seeing a movie based on a beloved novel can be dicey. Will the flick be faithful to the original? Or will it devolve into a full-out-Hollywood cheesy mess?
The Movie Slut is delighted to report that Call of the Wild hits all the right notes. It isn't as dark or as violent as Jack London's 1903 novel. But that's okay. It means more children can share in the journey of a pampered—and disobedient—house pet that finds his roots. You know where.
The movie stars Harrison Ford, who has more chemistry with co-star Buck than most of the human actors he's appeared with. And in the vein of truth telling, that's quite a feat since Buck is actually a computer-generated canine. (He sure fooled MS.)
Maybe the best part of watching this film is the trip you'll take back to your childhood when the love of your life was a hairy, four-footed, wet-nosed pooch.
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