
A shy boy is unable to make friends in Yazoo City, Mississippi in 1942, until his parents give him a terrier puppy for his ninth birthday. The dog, which he names Skip, becomes well known and loved throughout the community and enriches the life of the boy, Willie, as he grows into manhood. Based on the best-selling Mississippi memoir by the late Willie Morris.... (Full plot summary below)
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A shy boy is unable to make friends in Yazoo City, Mississippi in 1942, until his parents give him a terrier puppy for his ninth birthday. The dog, which he names Skip, becomes well known and loved throughout the community and enriches the life of the boy, Willie, as he grows into manhood. Based on the best-selling Mississippi memoir by the late Willie Morris.
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| Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaThis is a sweet, gentle film - slow and sunny like a summer day, with a message that growing up can be hard, but can also serve as the wellspring of memories that will sustain you for a lifetime. |
| The Film YapNick RogersNot a mawkish dying-dog tearjerker, "My Dog Skip" carries a touch of Mark Twain, with quasi-dangerous tall tales and awareness of a gap between childhood and boyhood. Plus, as it's said of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," there's cussin' in it. |
| NUVO NewsweeklyEdward Johnson-OttDespite its many problems, I still enjoyed My Dog Skip, thanks almost completely to the considerable charm of Frankie Muniz and the various canines playing Skip. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenNo dog person can sit through this homespun, relaxed picture without shedding a tear. |
| New York TimesA.O. ScottThey may find themselves mystified and a little bored by a movie designed to leave their adult companions misty-eyed. |
| Reel.comJeffrey WachsA surprisingly well-crafted coming-of-age story that will have viewers who grew up without a dog realizing what they missed. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertA movie like this falls outside ordinary critical language. Is it good or bad? Is there too much melodrama? I don't have any idea. It triggered too many thoughts of my own for me to have much attention left over for footnotes. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakIt works because it never tries to be more than the very personal memory piece it is. |
| San Francisco ChroniclePeter StackThough its sentiment may be lost on the very young, the movie is strictly two-hanky fare. |
| Common Sense MediaNell MinowGreat boy-and-dog tale, but be prepared for tears. |