10/10/2023 0 Comments Hachi a dogs tale clipGiven the undesirable press that has surrounded this film over the past week, goodwill may be in short supply. Without it, it veers dangerously close to kitsch, shamelessly exploiting one of the most reliable tear-jerking devices in fiction – the death of a dog – over and over again. With it, the Lasse Hallström film could serve as a cinematic warm blanket in this moment of national fractiousness and fear: full of adorable pooches, gentle breezes of Hallmark card philosophy, and nonpartisan rah-rah Americana. “A Dog’s Purpose” is the type of movie that lives or dies entirely on its audience’s goodwill.
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