Sunday, 19 February 2017

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996)

This film adopts an identical plot to the first with the difference being the setting which has now been moved to the city from the wilderness, and the dangers inherent within the inner city. There's little humour on offer, just some talking animals. There's an attempt to develop the characteristics of the stray dog gang but with little to do as such, it all seems pointlessly lightweight. We have the dim but bad dogs terrorising the 'pet' animals and the dim, and lazily conceived dog-nappers. The actors know what's expected of them and do little to exceed our expectations, playing everything as clumsily and amateurish as an unnecessary sequel demands.

Adult score: 2/5
Child score: 3/5
First thing the child said when the film finished: Nothing 

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