The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Dog Gone
Family · Adventure · Drama · 2023
When his beloved dog goes missing, a young man embarks on an incredible search with his parents to find him and give him life-saving medication.
Movie details
Dog Gone
“To find what's lost, a father and son will do the impossible.”
2023 Family · Adventure · Drama 1h 35m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.2 / 10
Community rating
When his beloved dog goes missing, a young man embarks on an incredible search with his parents to find him and give him life-saving medication.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Dog Gone?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Stephen Herek
Written by
Nick Santora
Johnny Berchtold
Fielding Marshall
Rob Lowe
John Marshall
Kimberly Williams-Paisley
Ginny Marshall
Nick Peine
Nate
S
Savannah Bruffey
Peyton Marshall
Brian Brightman
Ginny's Dad
Holly A. Morris
Ginny's Mom
Court is in session
Put Dog Gone on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.