Film Review – Dog (2022)

After spending the last decade developing his position as a producer of films such as “Magic Mike” and “Logan Lucky,” Channing Tatum is ready to make the leap to direction, and he picks a layup project to best secure a future behind the camera. Joining partner Reid Carolin, Channing also co-scripts “Dog,” which examine the combative relationship between an ex-Army Ranger and the wounded military canine he’s tasked with bringing to her deceased handler’s funeral. It’s hard to dislike anything involving the healing powers of animal partnership, but Carolin and Tatum don’t think things through with the feature, preferring to make a scattered tale of mutual misery that hopes to be heartwarming, only to offer unlikable characters making confusing choices. “Dog” eventually gets to the sweet stuff, but the journey there is a rough ride most of the time, dependent on Channing’s charms to connect the dots. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com