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FIREHOUSE DOG
Rex is a pampered canine celebrity who accidentally falls out of a plane while shooting a commercial. He lands in a truckload of tomatoes and loses his hairpiece.
Unrecognizable, Rex is carried away into the city, where a firefighter named Connor Fahey (Bruce Greenwood, Racing Stripes) rescues the lost pooch and takes him home.
Connor and his son, Shane (Josh Hutcherson, Bridge to Terabithia, RV), have a strained relationship: Shane’s mom left when he was a toddler, and recently his uncle died with the firehouse mascot in a suspicious blaze.
Rex is renamed “Dewey.” He adapts to life at the fire station, including the Spam soup created by firefighter Joe (Bill Nunn, Sister Act). The future of the station is threatened by a mysterious series of fires. Dewey saves the day, the firehouse and a family.
Firehouse Dog is entertaining, even if it is formulaic. There are some intense scenes that make it more appealing to young adolescents than small children, yet the dog’s antics (including the requisite canine farts) cut across generational lines. I enjoyed the faux funeral Rex’s owner had for him because the fast-food Chihuahua and insurancecompany duck were in attendance.
Television director Todd Holland (Malcolm in the Middle, Felicity) helmed this fun family-values flick that won’t make it on anyone’s best-film list. Some problem language and peril.
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