A DOG’S JOURNEY Direction: Gail MancusoActors: Kathryn Prescott, Josh Gad (voice)Rating: 2 / 5Not to be confused with A Dog’s Way Home, which was released here earlier this month, this similar-sounding emotionally manipulative canine-centered adventure is actually a sequel to the 2017 tearjerker, A Dog’s Purpose. Interestingly, all three films are derived from novels by W Bruce Cameron. In order to do so, he is reborn several times, each time as a new breed (once a beagle/spaniel mix, once a Corgi etc), all of whose thoughts are vocalised by Josh Gad. The loyal pet even helps the eventually teenaged girl (Kathryn Prescott) choose a suitable life companion. While the human actors, among them Dennis Quaid, are adequate, the real stars of the show are, paws-down, the cherishable pooches.

Source: Hindustan Times May 16, 2019 09:00 UTC