Fresh
A mildly pleasant, aggressively retro kidpic that should please undemanding moppets without unduly boring their parents.
Joe Leydon, Variety
Benji: Off the Leash!
Rules are made to be housebroken
2004 · 1h 37m · PG
Drama, Family
Directed by
Joe Camp
Overview
Benji and his friends try to save his mother from a puppy mill.
Director and cast
- Joe Camp Director
- Nick Whitaker as Colby
- Nate Bynum as Ozzie
- Chris Kendrick as Hatchett
- Randall Newsome as Livingston
- Duane Stephens as Sheldon
- Christy Summerhays as Colby's Mom
- Carleton Bluford as Delivery Kid
- Neal Barth as Zachariah Finch
- Melinda Haynes as Shelter Director
- Jeff Olson as Market Owner
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
33%
Tomatometer
Rotten
All the Benji productions have had a high corn content, but in this one, even the corn is cheap.
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Fresh
The overall unevenness of tone is the movie's biggest flaw, but the slo-mo scenes of doggie derring-do are quite funny, and the message about how to treat both humans and animals evergreen.
Donna Peremes, Washington Post
Rotten
Parents ... are more likely to experience the film as a blend of clumsy slapstick and mind-numbing bathos.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Rotten
Long before the happy ending arrives, even the most dedicated dog lover will have ceased to care.
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
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