Benji (2018)
Two school kids strike up a friendship with an orphaned puppy named Benji. When danger befalls them and they end up kidnapped by robbers who are in over their heads, Benji and his scruffy sidekick come to the rescue.
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Absolutely Fantastic
While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.
A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.
The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
Just save your time avoiding this movie..The worst remake for Original. Netflix has some crappy movies holding in their list..
I grew up loving the original Benji movie and was so excited when this one was released and could not wait to watch it with my younger children. I was not disappointed and my kids equal fell in love with Benji as much as I did.
The original 1974 "Benji" didn't exactly enthrall me when I saw it years ago, though I feel I should mention that I saw it as an adult years after its initial release during a more cynical time. Neverless, I was interested to see what this remake would be like, seeing that the son of the original writer/director had the writing and directing chores this time around. The end results are without doubt a lot more polished than the original movie, despite having just a fraction of the cost of a major Hollywood studio blockbuster. And the characters speak and act in a way that is pretty believable. However, these more realistic characters eventually backfire on the movie. The original movie, as flawed as it was, did have a charm that was sweet and innocent. In this remake, the realistic depiction of the characters and the events remove this charm, and as a result the movie is kind of cynical at times. While I didn't think the movie was as dark as other IMDb users have stated, all the same very young kids might be a little disturbed by some of the going ons in this movie. Also, the movie suffers from the same problem that the original movie had, that being that the kind of thin story is noticeably padded out. I'd say stick with the original movie instead.
The most important feature of the original movie was the development of each of the characters. Instead, it was all story that was pushed along. Many times, I found myself cringing at plot holes and set mistakes. Electricity in an abandoned building for one. For a remake from the son of the original writer, I expected more.