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See Spot Run
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 out of 4
 Review by Susan Granger 2½ stars out of 4
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The comedic talent of David Arquette and the clever
casting of expressive six year-old Angus T. Jones make the wacky
slapstick antics of this canine comedy very, very funny. Arquette
plays an intrepid U.S. Postal carrier coping with a delivery route
that leads him straight through "dog alley," where one pugnacious
pooch after another tries to sabotage him. "There's not a dog on this
planet that can scare me," he boasts. But the pratfalls of his
personal life are another matter. He's immature and unreliable which
makes him less than appealing to his blonde, beautiful neighbor
(Leslie Bibb), a conscientious single mother whose baby-sitter cancels
on her just as she's leaving for an out-of-town business trip, forcing
her to leave her impressionable son (Angus T. Jones) in his
care. "You're a life-saver," she says. "Yeah, all five flavors," he
replies. Meanwhile, there's a canine crisis when a mob boss (Paul
Sorvino) puts out a contract on an FBI superdog, a 100-pound Bull
Mastiff, known as Agent Eleven: a.k.a. Spot, who seeks refuge in
suburbia and winds up in the truck of this mutt-hating mailman, much
to the dismay of his devoted FBI trainer (Michael Clarke
Duncan). Reminiscent of Buster Keaton, David Arquette has the heart of
a clown. He's a master of physical comedy. The five credited writers
and director John Whitesell make the most of his gleeful exuberance,
particularly as his relationship develops with the diminutive
child. "You'd be fun for a dad," the kid concludes. Yeah,
right. There's also some lame urologic and yucky dog-poop humor that
makes it PG, rather than G-rated. On the Granger Movie Gauge of 1 to
10, "See Spot Run" is a fun-filled, silly 6. Sure, it's cops 'n'
robbers and a doggone dog, but, for kids, this is a crowd-pleaser and
a rollicking good time.
Copyright © 2001 Susan Granger
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