My Dog Skip (2000)

Instant Favorite.

Don't listen to the negative reviews

best movie i've ever seen.

As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

Charming period piece about a boy and his dog...and so much more. In the end we see an older Willie, played by Michael Berkshire (check out his work in Little Marines II as well). If Blade Runner can do a sequel 23 years later, why not Skip? A grown up Willie as a veterinarian would be awesome. Plus it would be a great vehicle for Berkshire to return to the big screen. He has been woefully underused lately in my opinion. This could be just the career boost he needs, like Travolta after Pulp Fiction.

My Dog Skip (2000): Dir: Jay Russell / Cast: Frankie Muniz, Kevin Bacon, Luke Wilson, Diane Lane, Clint Howard: Family film about how a pet can teach children values in life. It teaches friendship, responsibility and the unavoidable awareness of death. It isn't for young children due to adult issues. It regards a dog Skip given to a boy on his birthday. Kevin Bacon and Diane Lane play his parents. Bacon received a Purple Heart having lost his leg in the war. Luke Wilson is cast as a football player called off to war and the impact it has on him when he returns. Fine setup becomes disjointed with an ending that may be too depressing for its intended audience. Directed by Jay Russell as a homage to Old Yeller and that is not a compliment. He details the relationships to render realism. Frankie Muniz as Skip's owner with great enthusiasm and energy. Bacon plays off the insecurity resulting in a war injury. Lane plays his wife who brings Skip home without prior approval. Wilson realizes that despite failures that Muniz still believes in him. Clint Howard makes an appearance as one of the villains that enter in an unnecessary subplot. This turns out very much as expected with a stern message in tact. Well crafted film that doesn't always work but it conveys a strong message regarding life and important things we overlook. This film should not be one of them. Score: 6 ½ / 10

Good family movie, but average. The story isn't original, but the actors are good. The protagonist is outstanding. Warner Bros. did a good family movie. The Story: World War II rages on in full swing, and this small American town, residents of Yazoo mood is scarred. Turn left to the enlisted men of the city. The eight-year-old Willie is not sad because of this. Difficult to fit into the community, are not you friends with the girls and did not understand the word. Ninth birthday, her mother get a dog: Skip. The new guy is good friends will change the rest of his life. Thanks to skip the other boys slowly accepts him to be a member of the school football team and the most beautiful daughter did not turn your back on him again.

I just watched this movie with my mom last night for the first time in a few years. What can I say? It's quite possibly one of the saddest (yet most beautiful) dog movies I've seen.It's based on a true story, set in the Yazoo, Missouri, 1942, about a 9-year-old kid named Willie Morris (Frankie Muniz), an only child without friends. His mom Ellen (Diane Lane) gives him an adorable terrier (Enzo the Dog) for a birthday present whom Willie immediately befriends and names Skipper, but his dad Jack (Kevin Bacon) - a Spanish Civil War veteran, objects to the idea of him owning a dog, saying that dogs are just a heartbreak waiting to happen. Skip guides Willie through childhood, helping him make friends and grow up, becoming popular in the town and always standing by Willie's side and loving him no matter what.Normally, I'm not a big fan of family movies (though I can make exceptions and still have some favorites from childhood), but it's such a wonderfulfilm. Even at the age of 18 (as opposed to the age of 11 or 12 when I first saw it and it didn't), the ending brought tears to my eyes, which not even I Am Legend could accomplish for me. I'm a huge dog lover and own a 2-year-old golden retriever and once had a golden retriever-collie half breed who passed away at the same age as Skip. Beautiful, funny, heartwarming, and entertaining.10/10 (100% recommended for dog lovers)