Inmechon The movie's only flaw is also a virtue: It's jammed with characters, stories, warmth and laughs.

ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

Verity Robins Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

vlorinc96 Good family movie, but average. The story isn't original, but the actors are good. The protagonist is outstanding. Warner Bros. did a good family movie. The Story: World War II rages on in full swing, and this small American town, residents of Yazoo mood is scarred. Turn left to the enlisted men of the city. The eight-year-old Willie is not sad because of this. Difficult to fit into the community, are not you friends with the girls and did not understand the word. Ninth birthday, her mother get a dog: Skip. The new guy is good friends will change the rest of his life. Thanks to skip the other boys slowly accepts him to be a member of the school football team and the most beautiful daughter did not turn your back on him again.

patrickharman A good movie conveys a message or a story with purpose and clarity, and hopefully entertains in the process; this film does none of those things. When it mercifully ended, I asked my wife, "What was this movie trying to say?" She replied, "I have absolutely no idea!" The "race problem" in the Southern US in the 40's lurked around the edges, but did not really affect the story, which is nominally a "coming of age" reminiscence. It does have a couple things going for it: a cute dog, a cloying kid, period props, and a 1940's era Flxible intercity bus, which probably would not have transported servicemen from the prominent railroad town of Yazoo City in 1942. This film feels phoney from the get-go; the emotions are contrived, and the plot line concerning the dog's injury and recovery is utterly predictable. Ultimately, I felt it was a total waste of 95 minutes (and seven million dollars). It sucks.

jrmpc21 I just finished LISTENING to this movie at 4 a.m. today, broadcast 10 years after it was made and while I was unable to sleep. Skip, the story about a boy and his dog, was hauntingly narrated by Harry Connick, Jr. Between Connick's emotional reading and the sparse dialogue contained in each scene, a picture was painted that did not require a viewing in order to truly move its audience to actually feel what was happening on that screen.The story takes place during a simpler time (the South in the early 40's) but presents conflicts among family and among neighbors due, in large measure, to the smoldering anger and fear that a raging world war can summon. It also deals with universal truths as to right and wrong, as well as the characters' clear, but simplistic belief systems and the respect folks had about how a family should be raised. This device made the movie both poignant and, perhaps 'unrelate-able' to today's younger audience.Connick brings a lilt to the words he speaks in narrating this film, not unlike his delivery of a song. He deserves much of the credit for the beauty of the film. The cast was excellent, but knew best when to just step aside and let the relationship between a boy (Frankie Munez) and his dog do the talking.Bravo! JRM'

Atreyu_II Movies about dogs are not a novelty and this one isn't the best, but it is okay. This is one of the last "doggie" with some appeal and quality. In other words, traditional. Different from what movies of this kind (and cinema in general) have become in the most recent years.The dog of this movie is a Jack Russell Terrier. A very correct selection, as it is one of my favorite dog breeds. Milo from 'The Mask' introduced me to this dog breed and since then I like these dogs very much. Jack Russell Terriers are small dogs yet so energetic. They're so jaunty, jolly, playful, hilarious and stubborn that you can't possibly not feeling amused around them. And they're also very intelligent dogs.The story is sentimental/touching and the movie has appealing settings. There are some harsh moments as well, and some comedy. The ending is one of the most emotional in "doggie" films: the part when Skip is nearly dying but survives and Willie is crying and shows remorse on what he did in a moment of anger and the ending itself when years later the dog dies old and ill.This movie is based on a real story and was released in 1999 or 2000, but when was it filmed? It must have been filmed a few years sooner? The kid who portrays Willie Morris (Frankie Muniz) looks unusually childish for a teenager. He looks like a child and even his voice is extremely childlike. Is it possible that he looked like that in 1999 or 2000? And he's only 1 year younger than me! Anyway, the boy does a fine portrayal in the movie.Kevin Bacon and Diane Lane do a good job as Willie's parents, without forgetting that Diane Lane looks gorgeous in this.