Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Strays
Parental Warning: At a quick glance, this film may look like one of those wonderful Disney animal films where nature’s creatures make a remarkable journey across country to find their way home. But this is hardly the case for this hilariously raunchy R-rated doggie film loaded with f-bombs & sexual innuendos. Especially, if you are a dog owner or dog lover, you may get a kick out of the multitude of doggie related jokes. This is the story of a mutt named Reggie who’s owner Doug (Will Forte) repeatedly tries to abandon him & he tries to find his way home, again & again. Along the way, Reggie meets up with 3 other strays who try & help Reggie return home. These 4 become PFFs. Much of the humor plays on what these dogs are really thinking as oppose to what humans think dogs are thinking. These dogs are brilliantly cast to perform their tricks to convey the storyline or are these bits CGI? Anyhow, these dogs are marvelously imbedded with human traits to help tell their stories. Keep an eye out for surprise cameo appearance. Look for one last funny mid credit clip.
Alien gives it 3 “Fetch & Fuck” stars out of 4.
