Cara Buckley • Feb 17, 2022
STUDIO SYNOPSIS:
DOG is a buddy comedy that follows the misadventures of two former Army Rangers paired against their will on the road trip of a lifetime. Army Ranger Briggs (Channing Tatum) and Lulu (a Belgian Malinois dog) buckle into a 1984 Ford Bronco and race down the Pacific Coast in hopes of making it to a fellow soldier’s funeral on time. Along the way, they’ll drive each other completely crazy, break a small handful of laws, narrowly evade death, and learn to let down their guards to have a fighting chance of finding happiness.
RELEASE DATE: February 18, 2022
STUDIO: MGM Studios, United Artists Releasing
DIRECTORS: Reid Carolin, Channing Tatum
MPAA RATING: PG-13 (for language, thematic elements, drug content, and some suggestive material)
SCREENWRITER: Reid Carolin
PRODUCERS: Betsy Danbury, Ken Meyer
MUSIC BY: Thomas Newman
STARRING: Channing Tatum, Jane Adams, Kevin Nash, Q’orianka Kilcher, Ethan Suplee, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Nicole LaLiberté, Luke Forbes, Ronnie Gene Blevins
GENRE: Comedy, Drama
CARA’S REVIEW:
Proverbs 17:22 – “A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.” (NLT)
What makes a dog out of control to one person and completely calm around another? It’s because these animals have a remarkable ability to absorb the mood of the humans around them. They are mirrors to the human soul.
When Briggs and Lulu get off to a rough start, it’s not the dog’s fault. She can see the anguish inside of her handler and reflects it back to him. She only relaxes when he relaxes. Briggs is the one with the assignment to guide Lulu.
Instead, Lulu becomes the guide for Briggs.
Together, they heal.
Be aware of the vibes you put out into the world. They’ll come back to you in spades.
