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United States, France, Ireland · 2005
Rated PG · 1h 40m
Director Charles Sturridge
Starring Peter O'Toole, Samantha Morton, John Lynch, Peter Dinklage
Genre Adventure, Drama, Family
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A family in financial crisis is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog. Hundreds of miles away from her true family, Lassie escapes and sets out on a journey home.
Mason and Odgers are charming young performers with cheeks that shade of pink generally found only in picture books or among English school children. That color goes perfectly here. There is an unabashed old-fashioned quality to the story-telling, not quaint, not fusty, but very much of another era -- and what a relief that is.
The Hollywood Reporter by Frank Scheck
A heartwarming and moving adventure that does excellent justice to the classic character.
Chicago Tribune by Michael Wilmington
The new Lassie is faithful to Knight's story, capturing its sweep, Dickensian social contrasts and high emotion. All that is enhanced by a splendid cast.
Writer-director Charles Sturridge doesn't mess with the Lassie formula--he provides plenty of dog-porn shots of the collie bounding through scenery in slow motion--but the overqualified cast puts the film over the top.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer by William Arnold
This latest remake goes back to the spirit and letter of Eric Knight's 1940 novel.
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Large hand that does not tell a story is not receiving alms.