In this film, a shy boy experiences a different life, growing up in Mississippi in the 1940s with the help of his beloved dog. Things seem strange in the end as it is the love of the dog that teaches the boy real lessons away from the outside world where they last a lifetime in the human spirit.
My Dog Skip probes the concaves of memory to tell an honest tale and produce what is easily one of the best films for the entire family.
Suite101.com
September 19, 2010
Not a mawkish dying-dog tearjerker, "My Dog Skip" carries a touch of Mark Twain, with quasi-dangerous tall tales and awareness of a gap between childhood and boyhood. Plus, as it's said of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," there's cussin' in it.
