Lassie
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In Theaters : 01 September, 2006
DVD Release : 14 November, 2006 |
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Living in a small Yorkshire town on the eve of the Second World War ,the Carraclough parents (John Lynch and Samantha Morton)are forced by the impending loss of the father's livelihood caused by the closure of the coal mine upon which the local economy depends to sell their beloved family dog Lassie to the local landowner the Duke of Ruding(Peter O'Toole).He buys it as a gift for his beloved niece Cilla (Hester Odgers)who is missing her father ,now enlisted in the Army and fighting in France .This is against the wishes of both the dog and the Carracloughs small son Joe (Jonathan Mason).The dog escapes several times after suffering abuse at the hands of the kennelman Hynes (Steve Pemberton)and returns home ,until the Duke removes the dog and Cilla to his family estates in Scotland
Cilla who realises where Lassie's true affections lie helps the dog escape and Lassie sets out to travel the 500 miles back home .She has many adventures en route -an encounter with two monster watchers on Loch Ness (delightful cameos fron John Standing and Edward Fox),a Glaswegian dog catcher (Gregor Fisher)and a judge (Robert Hardy)a travelling puppeteer (Peter Dinklage on fine form)and two ne'er do wells (Nicholas Lyndhurst and Celyn Jones)whose plans for the dog are not exactly humane .Can she make it back home -and remain there ?
Charles Sturridge directs with a strong feeling for both the story and the landscape.The sense of period is strong and the moral backbone of the movie is firm .The score is traditional with lots of sweeping strings and tugging at the heartstrings.In short it is old school children's film making and can be enjoyed by all the family .It never resorts to cheap sentimentality and never patronises its audience .
The acting is spot on by all concerned O'Toole being specially good and the dog is delightful.It is a pity that this lovely little movie got swamped at the box office by giant apes ,cuddly penguins and talking lions
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