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A Dog Named Christmas (2009)
Good plot / storyline but poor acting for some of the lead roles
Noel Fisher puts in a very distinguished performance as a 20 year old man named Todd with obvious learning difficulties. The storyline which brings together a wandering dog (Christmas) together with Todd is also quite heartwarming however for me that's as good as it gets. The whole film set has a slightly 'budget' look about it so the small cast were always going to have to put in strong performances, however apart from Noel Fisher, I thought the two other lead roles, Linda Emond and Bruce Greenwood (Todd's parents) were very poor. Bruce Greenwood was particularly monotone and wooden throughout with Linda Emond only marginally better. What was worse was the complete lack of on screen Chemistry between the two, I don't know if it was poor directing or whether they just plain didn't like each other!! So when I noticed the set wobbling (stairs banister), I totally disengaged from the movie, which was a shame as Noel Fisher and indeed Christmas the dog rallied to give it at least some feeling of warmth. Had it not been for those two I would have scored zero!! One to avoid.