Dakota

source: Dakota

I see some 9 and 10 's on here. What movie were they watching? This is one really bad movie. Bad acting , silly plot , please don't insult man's best friend by putting them in such a terrible movie. One minute the girl doesn't want anything to do with Dakota, next minute they're best friends .Sheriff tries to capture dog in junkyard and brings his totally inept helpers for a cringe worthy scene. This is not a B movie more like an F movie. Anyone involved with this fiasco of a movie should think twice about putting on their list of credits. Truly a BAD flick Find something else to watch. You will be happy you did.

So boring that you make crossword puzzle between the words acting ,script, a pile of s888 who gave this a 9 rating a blind one with a guide hamster.pigeon.

Everything was rubbish. The acting, the plot... i didnt even understand what the plot was and the acting was bad. At first glance, it seems like a low-budget film which was poorly directed and poorly produced. The film also has this stereotypical plot, the dog "saves the day"??? Its a bad movie. Its the worst movie ive ever seen. During the movie, i noticed that there was a lot of talk about the father of the film even though he didn't make a single appearance. This shows that the film-makers have ran out of original ideas, making the movie seem even more cheap and lousy. I watched it with my little sister and she thought that the movie was "stupid" but she wanted to "see how it ends" because there was no point made at the start of the film anyway, so it confused us all. Not worth watching.

There really is very little redeeming that can be said about the movie other than the dog is a beautiful specimen of a Belgian Melanos. The script is rubbish, the acting is subpar, the plot is ridiculous... a complete waste of time. Filled with cliches, a stupid plot, bad acting, bad dialogue... high school drama students could do 100c better than this and still fail with an F because this deserves a zero rating or less. Thankfully it was free but even then, I felt gipped out of time I will bever get back and anyone that watches it probably feels dumber for the effort they put in. This thing is worse that a straight to video release, it is straight to the dumpster or landfill.

The reason I am rating this so high is because it was a true family film like I grew up on in the 90s. Films appropriate for the whole family are nearly impossible to find anymore. If it weren't for appreciating the family aspect so much, I'd agree with some other reviews. So much doesn't add up in this film and really requires the viewer to suspend belief. It is clearly low budget, with a small cast but that isn't its biggest flaw. The mom is instantly starry eyed over her new visitor while the daughter is still completely wrecked over the loss of her dad. The family is about to lose the farm despite Grandpa (who can afford to play golf) having given it to them as a wedding gift. What was the gift, a hefty mortgage? Why are they going to lose it? The caring grandpa isn't going to help? The town is depicted to be a very small town of maybe 400, yet they have a mall. The mom goes into the daughter's room one night to look for her and stands with her back to the bed for a bit, very slowly turns to the empty bed, and finally slowly turns to the wide open window that was obvious upon arrival. While her daughter is still missing, she goes on with other business. The brilliant dog gets captured by some nitwits on the other side of a bush and can't be heard barking by the family. There are constant moments like this in the film that are outrageously unbelievable...just wait until the final scene 😳. However, where this film deserves the high rating from me is on the basis of family friendliness. No controversial morals, no language, no intimacy, some slightly suspenseful scenes if you have a sensitive/very young viewer but nothing very intense. I did actually tear up at this movie a few times despite the issues with it. All in all, it was an enjoyable way to spend a bit of time with my 7 year old. If a cinema masterpiece is what you're after, this isn't it. If a whole family movie is what you're after, give it a watch!

My folks found it a refreshing diversion from the predominately violent network reruns. But, to me, it was more like a spaghetti Western version of a Hallmark TV-movie. By that, I mean all the "Afghanistan" scenes had actually been filmed in Spain (probably Almeria). While the "Camden, Georgia" scenes were actually filmed in Italy (the region of Apulia)! Then, there was the geological inaccuracy concerning diamonds. The only known naturally-occurring source in the United States is much further west. In the state of Arkansas. Thank God for undisabled fast-forward. In summary, then: watch this with your wife and kids if you have some. Otherwise, watch an old monster movie from TCM On Demand. Bachelors will enjoy the latter a lot more!

Like many have said here, could have been so much better and there is a storyline somewhere. Others have done better with similar "war dog" themes. Loved the dog. And Baldwin is laughable...

This is a poor film, having watched 'Dog' and 'Ruby' recently I thought this would be in the ball park. Wrong. Predictable, weak characters, poor story, and sickly sweet. The dog was good though, that's why it got three instead of two. I like dogs so I'm not going to say the dog was rubbish. Watch Ruby instead, far better film.