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A dog finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he meets.
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| The Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinDon't tell anyone I said this, but the result is not only pleasingly emotionally purgative, but also has some elements worthy of genuine admiration, despite the fact that the third word in the title is one that should now be entirely banished from the English language for its precious, psychobabble connotations. |
| VarietyGuy LodgeOne wishes the film were a bit more inventive with its dog’s-eye view: the odd ground-level action shot aside, there isn’t much to cinematically suggest how animals see the world differently. |
| Chicago TribuneKatie WalshThe whole schtick of these movies is the treat-motivated, not-quite-getting-it doggie voice-over, performed by Josh Gad, and it lightens the film. But going dark and emotional makes the film work better than the prior two. |
| Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternI enjoyed the film, as many will, in a split-brain way that goes to the essence of fantasy — half-believing what I wanted to be true, embracing the emotional manipulation whenever possible. |
| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Brad WheelerHeartstrings are pulled like a puppy’s leash; nothing much unpredictable happens. |
| RogerEbert.comTomris LafflyAs visually uninspired and ideologically conservative as it may be, there seems to be something beguiling about the series that keeps one (including myself, admittedly) on a short leash. |
| TheWrapNicholas BarberWhile A Dog’s Journey never looks any better than a TV movie, it is more satisfying than “A Dog’s Purpose,” largely because it revolves around a single human-canine relationship. |
| Screen InternationalFionnuala HalliganA Dog’s Journey is certainly manipulative - humans aren’t safe here either, with a significant cancer side-plot. At times, it even seems obsessed by death. Yet there’s something oddly cathartic about sobbing your way through this film, with its mash-up of Buddhism and All-American values. |
| Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerThe end result is like watching a season finale of "This Is Us" with a commentary track by Elmo. The dogs sure are cute, though. |
| The A.V. ClubKatie RifeDirector Gail Mancuso, a TV comedy veteran, gets the desired effect — as manipulative as it may be — out of both the funny scenes and the sad ones, leading up to a finale that can only be described as weapons-grade tearjerker material. |
