
A girl named Opal move to a new home that is a trailer park. She has no friends and her dad is always doing something.Her dad told her to go to Winn Dixie to get some food. When she get there, something is going on. People were chasing something, then she see a dog. The dog was happy, he jumped on the manager, and the manager told his workers to call the pound. Opal did not want the dog to go to the pound, so she said the doog was hers. She named the dog Winn Dixie, the place... (Full plot summary below)
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A girl named Opal move to a new home that is a trailer park. She has no friends and her dad is always doing something.Her dad told her to go to Winn Dixie to get some food. When she get there, something is going on. People were chasing something, then she see a dog. The dog was happy, he jumped on the manager, and the manager told his workers to call the pound. Opal did not want the dog to go to the pound, so she said the doog was hers. She named the dog Winn Dixie, the place where she found him. She goes home to ask her dad can she keep the dog. Opal dad lets her keep the dog she make a lot more friends that summer. She almost lost Winn Dixie in a thunderstorm at a party. Opal and Winn Dixie make friends with the kids at her church and old people smart and wise. Opal learns a lesson that you can't hold on to people who does not want to be held on to.
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| PremierePeter DebrugeMost likely chosen for its shaggy-dog looks, Winn-Dixie is actually a great deal more special than you'd expect, a fitting analogy for a film no parent should be too quick to dismiss. |
| Lessons of DarknessNick SchagerA children's film that embraces storytelling modesty and a balanced view of the world as both depressing and joyous. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenHas its charms though it's no 'Lassie Come Home' |
| Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanThe casting of Daniels, Tyson and Saint, all of whom underplay effortlessly, was shrewd. |
| Portland OregonianMarc MohanShould satisfy its 8- to 12-year-old target demographic. |
| Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumTo Winn-Dixie's great credit, both as a book and as a dandy, dignified movie, there's nothing condescendingly lesson-like in the wisdom India acquires. |
| USA TodayClaudia PuigA sweet, family-friendly retelling of a touching and funny Newbery Award-winning children's book. |
| Reeling ReviewsRobin CliffordThe artificial, manufactured feel of "Because of Winn Dixie" kept me at arm's length |
| San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubMatthews holds his own with his experienced co-stars, and his half- talking/half-singing explanation of his criminal past is the movie's best scene. |
| Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)John WirtBecause of Winn-Dixie's heart-tugging sadness makes its joy even sweeter. |