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Old Dogs is an upcoming 2009 American comedy film directed by Wild Hogs's Walt Becker and starring John Travolta and Robin Williams with supporting roles played by Kelly Preston, Matt Dillon, Justin Long, Seth Green, Rita Wilson, Dax Shepard and Bernie Mac. It is set to be released on November 25, 2009.[1] It is also Bernie Mac's final film, as he died in August 2008. Old Dogs has received poor reception from film critics. The Orlando Sentinel gave it a rating of one and a half stars out of four, and called it "badly written and broadly acted".[2] The Star Press wrote that the film, "delivers everything you’d expect. Which is: not much."[3] The Chicago Daily Herald said the film "should be put out of our misery".[4] The San Jose Mercury News described the film as a "turkey".[5]
[edit] PlotCharlie (John Travolta) and Dan (Robin Williams) are best friends and co-workers who have no clue about the importance of family or what life is truly about. Dan's ex-wife, Vicki (Kelly Preston), shows up after a long period of time and reveals that she and Dan have seven-year-old twins: a son and a daughter. Dan recruits Charlie and together they take care of the twins and a dog. With help from a co-worker friend named Ralph (Seth Green), they go from outdoor activities with the kids and a rough instructor (Matt Dillon), to enduring mix-ups of medicine and even a flamboyant children's entertainer (Bernie Mac), and eventually they will learn the true meaning of life and family. [edit] Cast
[edit] Critical reception
Film critic Roger Moore of The Orlando Sentinel gave Old Dogs a rating of one and a half stars out of a possible four.[2] "Trashing Old Dogs is a bit like kicking a puppy. But here goes. The new comedy from some of the folks who brought us Wild Hogs is badly written and broadly acted, shamelessly manipulative and not above stopping by the toilet for a laugh or two," wrote Moore.[2] Bill Goodykoontz of The Star Press gave the film a critical review, and commented, "'Old Dogs,' which stars Robin Williams and John Travolta as a couple of aging bachelors who suddenly have twins thrust upon them, delivers everything you’d expect. Which is: not much."[3] He concluded his review with, "Let’s hope Williams, Travolta and the rest got a fabulous payday for “Old Dogs.” Because otherwise, you know, woof."[3] Writing for the San Jose Mercury News in an analysis of movies that were released around Thanksgiving, Randy Myers placed Old Dogs below "The Scraps: Leftovers that should be immediately placed in Fido's bowl."[5] Myers commented, "We have a winner in the Thanskgiving movie turkey contest."[5] Dann Gire of the Chicago Daily Herald reviewed the film and concluded, "Like real old dogs, this movie should be put out of our misery."[4] [edit] References
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