Movie Review: Think Like a Dog (science project, nerd, middle school crush, kidnapping, technology, dogs)

Think Like a Dog: A Family Comedy Starring Man’s Best Friend (Lionsgate, 2018 [on DVD and blu-Ray June 9, 2020], Family/Comedy PG, 91 minutes, about $20). Also, Digital and On Demand. Website: https://www.lionsgate.com/movies/think-like-a-dog 

Parent Trap Redux

Definite chemistry exists between Josh Duhamel and Megan Fox with a screen debut by an incredible young actor, Gabriel Bateman, playing their son, Oliver (with his sidekick and conversational canine Henry).

A Boy and His Dog

Gil Junger’s Think Like a Dog is soon to be available (June 9) to watch over and over again by the whole family. For now, here is the trailer.

What’s a movie without a little romance between budding tech-scientist Oliver and fellow dog-lover Sophie? To make life even more convoluted, Dad is a soccer coach with a job offer from a university three hours away but no 12-year-old kid wants to move and our young hero is no exception, especially since he is hard at work trying to get his parents back together again. 

At the Dog Park

A Boy and His Dog. And a Science Project Gone Awry.

Yay for nerds! And here is a whole middle school full of them, with a few bullies thrown in for teaching life lessons. Unfortunately, or fortunately, Oliver’s science project bombs in front of he tech-hero. He is shown collaborating with a young colleague in China but then comes the kidnapping. . . . and dogs to the rescue, a la Lady and the Tramp  or 101 Dalmatians!

Great House, Great Bedroom!

Personally, I love the indoor dog door that opens when Henry barks. Look for it in Oliver’s really cool room in his really cool house.

Also included in the Blu-Ray, Digital and DVD are the special feature audio commentary with writer and director Gil Junger and  featurette: Anything is Paw-sible: Making Think Like a Dog.”

Caveat: This movie was sent to DogEvals for review.

Although we are waiting for the answers to a couple of questions, we wanted to post this right away.