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Roger Ebert, At the Movies: I had shelved a movie critic's usual reserve and just started identifying with Willie and Skip. Read more
Susan Stark, Detroit News: From the very first words you hear in My Dog Skip, you know you have hit a rare, precious breed of movie, one that honors and rejoices in the language. Read more
Jane Sumner, Dallas Morning News: A must for anyone whose best friend growing up was a dog. Read more
A.O. Scott, New York Times: They may find themselves mystified and a little bored by a movie designed to leave their adult companions misty-eyed. Read more
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: Flawless period re-creation. Read more
Louis B. Parks, Houston Chronicle: Many will find their tender emotion buttons bruised from the constant battering of the filmmakers' oversized pointers. Read more
Ty Burr, Entertainment Weekly: Worst of all, the Jack Russell playing Skip is allowed to mug a la Frasier's Eddie instead of behaving like an actual canine. Read more
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: Grows on you like kudzu. Read more
Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle: The boy-dog formula takes viewers to surprising places and ends up an enchanting character study. Read more
Robert Koehler, Variety: Flaws and all, this is superior family entertainment in the tradition of quality that co-producer Mark Johnson has long championed. Read more
Desson Thomson, Washington Post: Are guaranteed to cause alarm and even tears. Read more