Movie Review: The Truth about Cats and Dogs (comedy, roller-skating dog)

The Truth About Cats and Dogs (20^th Century Fox, 97 minutes, 1996 – with Uma Thurman, Janeanne Garofalo, Ben Chaplin and Jamie Foxx)

The truth about cats and dogs, or, how a prostitute and a veterinarian become best friends only to fight over a cute but dumb British guy whom the ‘plain jane’ wins – an outcome predicted in the first few minutes but which turns into such a long movie.

If it weren’t for the absolutely incredible dog, Hank, DogEvals may not have watched The Truth About Cats and Dogs to its predictable end. In addition, what the good (animal) doctor advises over the radio would get the client in deep doo-doo in real life, according to dog trainers. However, dangerous situations often make for humor.

So, Let’s Talk about the Dog

Hank is a roller-skating big-guy canine who is simply adorable, for a Mastiff or a Bullmastiff or a natural-eared Fawn Great Dane Cross. When he stands up on his back feet, he is nearly the height of a man – man’s best friend. A real cutie who appears often on the screen.

As For the Title

So, what is the truth about cats and dogs? We never found out, but it is a cute title.

And, . . . .

For the last few years, we have paid attention to whether or not the AHA (American Humane Association, not the Humane Society) ‘seal of approval’ appears at the end of a movie plus who trained the animals. Steve Berens did this remarkable job in Truth, as good as he did for our favorite (reviewed last year in DogEvals), Who Get’s The Dog?