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Air Bud (1997) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Air Bud (1997) a score of 2.6590 out of 4

based on (42) reviews

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(30)

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(9)

Fair

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filmcritic.com smokes Air Bud

Quaint children's film about a basketball playing dog and a kid depressed because of his father's death. Only Disney could do something like this....read the complete Air Bud (1997) review at filmcritic.com smokes Air Bud

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A boy finds a dog that can play basketball....read the complete Air Bud (1997) review at kids-in-mind

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Chicago Tribune (John Petrakis)

I would like to think that somewhere up in cinema heaven, around the corner from the honky-tonk bar where all the superb character actors hang out, is a giant food bowl that serves as the meeting place for the great movie dogs. An assortment of Lassies...read the complete Air Bud (1997) review at Chicago Tribune (John Petrakis)

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Cinematter (Matt Williams)

It must say something for how idea-starved Hollywood is these days when a dog who can shoot a basket, rather than appearing on a "Stupid Pet Tricks" segment, is given his own major film feature. What's next? Danny the Dealmaking Dog Who Could Shake...read the complete Air Bud (1997) review at Cinematter (Matt Williams)