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01/20/07
Lassie (2006)
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Reviews Counted:66
Fresh:61
Rotten:5
Average Rating:7.3/10
Consensus: A beautifully-made retelling of the classic border collie tale, one need not be a dog-lover to fall for Lassie.
Theatrical Release:16-12-2005
Synopsis: Eric Wright's classic novel about a boy and his dog is resurrected in this charming adaptation from Charles Sturridge (BRIDESHEAD REVISITED), which is a far cry from the Americanized TV show of the... [More]
Starring: Lassie, Samantha Morton, Peter O'Toole, Robert Carr
Director: Charles Sturridge
Reviews for Lassie
There’s not much to grumble about: most of the performances are nicely honed, the cinematography and editing’s excellent and, despite the swooning strings, it’s not too sentimental.
06/24/06
Top CriticThanks to a relatively gritty setting and an estimable adult cast, this sentimental story is rendered bearable for adults and children alike.
04/01/06
Top CriticLassie is a thoroughly enjoyable family film of the sort that they really don't make anymore. However, be warned, if you take young children to see this you may find yourself getting a border collie for Christmas.
02/11/06
The combination of everyone's favourite canine and eye-catching Irish and Isle of Man locations ensure this nostalgic shaggy-dog story sends you home with your tail wagging.
02/11/06
Top CriticWhat's that girl? What are you saying? That Peter O'Toole is more authentically barking than any actual dog in the cast?
02/11/06
Top CriticWhile solidly made, it might be too cute and uncomplicated for 21st century audiences.
02/11/06
This story of a boy and his dog comes home to its roots in Yorkshire with a beautifully sensitive and traditional rendering. Using the original 1938 short story as its source, writer & director Charles Sturridge %u2013 best known for his superb work on Br
10/10/09
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08/19/09
Writer/director Charles Sturridge adapts the heart-warming story with strict attention to its modest emotional underpinnings of family, devotion, and a beautiful collie.
04/20/09
An ode to the beleaguered people who face hardships, physical and emotional, with hopeful optimism.
12/30/06
Dog and movie lovers, take note: Lassie has come home.
12/26/06
It's a welcome throwback to the carefully crafted family films of the studio era.
12/26/06
A sweetly old-fashioned, tail-wagging charmer of a family film.
09/23/06
Lassie déjà vu filmed in the magnificent British Isles with more than enough animal stampedes to enthrall an entire theatre of ten year olds, and their parents.
09/15/06
Knows that kids live in a grown-up world, that they are not isolated from such realities as unemployment or war, and can relate to the problems of adult characters as well as those of children and animals.
09/08/06
...an utterly beguiling success.
09/07/06
I think just one of the best family films of the year.
09/05/06
Terrific performances by those with fur and without.
09/02/06
Lassie proves to be top dog in her latest feature film.
09/02/06
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