Clifford the Big Red Dog
As Emily struggles to fit in at home and at school, she discovers a small red puppy who is destined to become her best friend. When Clifford magically undergoes one heck of a growth spurt, becomes a gigantic dog and attracts the attention of a genetics company, Emily and her Uncle Casey have to fight the forces of greed as they go on the run across New York City. Along the way, Clifford affects the lives of everyone around him and teaches Emily and her uncle the true meaning of acceptance and unconditional love.
- Released: 2021-11-10
- Runtime: 97 minutes
- Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
- Stars: David Alan Grier, Darby Camp, Jack Whitehall, Izaac Wang, John Cleese, Tony Hale, Paul RodrÃguez, Horatio Sanz, Sienna Guillory, Rosie Perez, Kenan Thompson, Jessica Keenan Wynn, Russell Wong, Karen Lynn Gorney, Melanie Chandra, Russell Peters, Kevin McCormick, Yasha Jackson, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Ray Strachan, Alex Moffat, Tovah Feldshuh, Keith Ewell, Bear Allen-Blaine, Ty Jones, William Shatner
- Director: Walt Becker
Comments
- RosanaBotafogo - 25 February 2024
Children always steal the show, Camp and Wang...
When young Emily Elizabeth meets a man who rescues magical animals and he offers her a small red dog, she could not imagine that, when she woke up, she would find a giant 3 meter dog in her small New York apartment. While her single mother is away on work, Emily and her fun but impulsive Uncle Casey embark on an adventure that will turn the town upside down and leave you gripping your movie seat. Based on the beloved textbook story by Norman Bridwell, Clifford will show the world how it's possible to love big!
As cute and passionate as it is absurd and fantastic, I'm super attached to children's films, especially with animals, whether they speak or not... Those typical "Afternoon Sessions" without great acting, effects or script, which add nothing, but leave the our warm childish heart, or at least the part we have left of it... Children always steal the show, Camp and Wang... - Jefferson_Jensen - 23 April 2023
Underrated And Ok
I saw this movie in theaters with my family when it first came out, despite the bad reviews. It's really a pretty good movie to watch casually or with kids obviously and I think that aside from some odd story points here and there, it was funny and competent. One odd thing to me was that the mother was British and the daughter and Uncle were not, and it took place in New York. I don't see why they didn't just opt to use an Americana accent, I doubt it'd be noticeable given that the mother was only on camera for 5 minutes or so out of the whole film. The CGI looked pretty great to me, which is interesting because I saw lots of critics deriding it but Clifford looked like a real dog in my point of view, especially when animated as a normal size early on in the film. Everybody pulls their weight when it comes to the cast, and John Cleese gives a standout performance as a charming and whimsical circus owner, though Tony Hale and Darby Camp are excellent too. Overall, this movie wasn't special, but it was good enough to see in theaters and didn't deserve to be reviewed so poorly.
