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Hachi: A Dogs Tale
2010
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Hachi: A Dogs Tale
Positive Reviews
11
Negative reviews
6
Average Rating
3.1
/5
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3.0
Sensitively directed and rarely over sentimental, this touching parable will likely ravish the emotions of dog lovers.
Time Out
5.0
If youve ever had a dog or longed for one, youll find yourself pulled whole heartedly into this story.
Spirituality And Practice
1.0
Bland beyond endurance.Based on a Japanese story of canine fidelity, this stars Richard Gere as a music professor (yeah, right) who picks up a stray d ..
Independent
2.0
That said, Hachi: A Dogs Tale is never less than watchable and the story is genuinely moving, thanks to a charming performance from Richard Gere.
View London
2.0
Lasse Hallstrom dishes up more classy mediocrity with this brazenly uncomplicated treat for dog lovers.
Guardian
2.5
Theres a statue in Edinburgh to Greyfriars Bobby, the Skye terrier who sat by his masters grave for 14 years in the 1860s.
Guardian
2.0
Confirmed canine cuddlers such as myself will find it quietly touching, but the narrative is too lacking in drama to sustain a full length feature.
Daily Mail
4.2
And unless youre made of stone, you will too.A run of the mill making of doc is the sole EXTRA.
Ew
4.0
A remake of a 1987 Japanese film, based on a true story, this tear jerker is all the more effective for underplaying its surefire man and dog romance ..
Empire
3.0
As loyal and devoted as Parker is, Hachis commitment to Parker is as steadfast and beautiful.
Common Sense Media
4.0
Hachi wont win any Oscars but it is a simple, old fashioned heartwarmer that all the family can enjoy.
Express
2.5
Its family friendly rather than family fare; kids are likely to be bored stiff.
Variety
5.0
And although the filmmakers reliance on languid pacing results in a watchable yet thoroughly uneven atmosphere, the palpable chemistry between the cen ..
Reel Film
3.0
Guided by Oscar nominee Lasse HallstrAm, Hachi feels like a lot like a live action Disney animation.
Digital Spy
4.5
Like being ordered to have long hair and smile on stage, but wondering how to smile with a trombone in your mouth.Or repeatedly told youre not good en ..
News Blaze
3.8
A circular routine of smiles and tears, Hachi is delightfully gentle and engaging, refusing to bloat the material past an elementary message of canine ..
Brian Or Ndorf
4.0
You might resent being emotionally manipulated by this film, but I challenge even the most hard hearted moviegoer not to spill some saltwater while wa ..
The Filmy Ap
1.0
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1.0
This weeks TLS October 5, 2018 America on the brink; a new poem by Paul Muldoon; the journalism of Javier Marias; making the medieval modern; female l ..
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