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Movie critics combined give Lassie (2006) a score of 2.9920 out of 4
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Lassie (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment Weekly
Not many animals are more emotive than collies: those anxious eyes, the long face, that occasional humanoid smile. This is why Lassie is a legend. And Lassie, a franchise reboot more successful (to my eye) than Batman Begins, is about as good as a ...read the complete Lassie movie review at Entertainment Weekly
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)
Knows that kids live in a grown-up world, that they are not isolated from such realities as unemployment or war, and can relate to the problems of adult characters as well as those of children and animals. ...read the complete Lassie movie review at Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Christian Science Monitor (Robert Koehler)Christian Science Monitor (Robert Koehler)
When class conflict stirs the viewer's attention as much as a canine hero's homecoming, it's clear that this isn't the usual (read: mindless) family entertainment. ...read the complete Lassie movie review at Christian Science Monitor (Robert Koehler)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Time OutTime Out
If the film industry sticks to its usual pattern of adopting a trend, we can all expect a spate of live-action animal films over the coming year. First out of the traps is this affable adaptation of Eric Knight’s 1938 novel, ‘Lassie Come Home’, ...read the complete Lassie movie review at Time Out
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)
It took 63 years for a stunning remake of the greatest dog movie of all time? ...read the complete Lassie movie review at Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf)Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf)
...read the complete Lassie movie review at Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)
...read the complete Lassie movie review at About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for The Dallas Morning NewsThe Dallas Morning News
Perhaps it all comes down to whether there is still a place for a well told, eloquently acted film that doesn't come with much hype or tie-in toys. You might be surprised at how much the kids like it if you can persuade ...read the complete Lassie movie review at The Dallas Morning News
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for The Hollywood Reporter (Frank Scheck)The Hollywood Reporter (Frank Scheck)
A heartwarming and moving adventure that does excellent justice to the classic character. ...read the complete Lassie movie review at The Hollywood Reporter (Frank Scheck)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for ComingSoon.net (Edward Douglas)ComingSoon.net (Edward Douglas)
Leave it to the Brits to take back something ... and reinvent it into something that's so much better than the traditions they're trying to revive. ...read the complete Lassie movie review at ComingSoon.net (Edward Douglas)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for New York Post (Lou Lumenick)New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
Lassie is a dog movie even non-dog lovers will lap up. ...read the complete Lassie movie review at New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
The new Lassie is faithful to Knight's story, capturing its sweep, Dickensian social contrasts and high emotion. All that is enhanced by a splendid cast. ...read the complete Lassie movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Detroit News (Tom Long)Detroit News (Tom Long)
You know people keep saying 'they don't make movies like that anymore'? Well, in the case of Lassie , they have. And they've made it well. ...read the complete Lassie movie review at Detroit News (Tom Long)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Cinema Source (Stephen Snart)The Cinema Source (Stephen Snart)
...read the complete Lassie movie review at The Cinema Source (Stephen Snart)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Unfortunately, despite its virtues Lassie will probably suffer the same fate as another solid but largely ignored British adaptation of a much-loved book, Caroline Thompson's 1994 take on Anna Sewell's Black Beauty. It was good, too, but ...read the complete Lassie movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Well-made, nicely acted, enjoyable family film that will bring tears to the eyes of anyone who isn’t dead inside.The BackgroundLassie is a thoroughly traditional picture based on Eric Knight’s original 1940 British novel that spawned the 1943 original ...read the complete Lassie movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 3.32 out of 4 stars for Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle Post-Intelligencer
This latest remake goes back to the spirit and letter of Eric Knight's 1940 novel. ...read the complete Lassie movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)
Yes. This is indeed pure, unadulterated schmaltz. It's supposed to be. After all, Eric Knight's original 1938 children's novel was schmaltzy, the first movie version, which introduced ...read the complete Lassie movie review at Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Village Voice (Melissa Anderson)Village Voice (Melissa Anderson)
Lassie puts its trust in kids to be grown up, and appeals honestly (minus the usual knowing winks) to grown-ups by returning them to a state of childlike wonderment. ...read the complete Lassie movie review at Village Voice (Melissa Anderson)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Variety (Leslie Felperin)Variety (Leslie Felperin)
Competent journeyman writer-helmer Charles Sturridge ("Brideshead Revisited") and his overqualified thesp ensemble steer a steady course between dogged fidelity to Eric Knight's sentimental original novel and modern auds' need for a little humorous bite ...read the complete Lassie movie review at Variety (Leslie Felperin)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for The New York Times (Jeanette Catsoulis)The New York Times (Jeanette Catsoulis)
Lassie balances cruelty and tenderness, pathos and humor without ever losing sight of its youngest audience member. ...read the complete Lassie movie review at The New York Times (Jeanette Catsoulis)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Lassie is a thoroughly enjoyable family film of the sort that they really don't make anymore. However, be warned, if you take young children to see this you may find yourself getting a border collie for Christmas. ...read the complete Lassie movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Slate (Dana Stevens)Slate (Dana Stevens)
Peter O'Toole is magisterial, blustering and sublime: His half-deaf duke still has a touch of Lawrence of Arabia's showstopping power. ...read the complete Lassie movie review at Slate (Dana Stevens)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Spirituality and Practice (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)Spirituality and Practice (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
An exquisitely filmed drama about the collie with a huge heart and a quest that proves her love for her favorite human companion. ...read the complete Lassie movie review at Spirituality and Practice (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for New York Times (Jeannette Catsoulis)New York Times (Jeannette Catsoulis)
Everything old is new again in the latest film about the beloved pooch with the I.Q. of a grad student and the instincts of a boomerang. ...read the complete Lassie movie review at New York Times (Jeannette Catsoulis)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
Lassie is family entertainment of a very high order, made all the better by [director] Sturridge's avoidance of CGI enhancement and the animatronics that have become commonplace in films about animals. ...read the complete Lassie movie review at Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Seattle Times (Tom Keogh)Seattle Times (Tom Keogh)
This remake of the 1943 classic Lassie Come Home is quite an accomplishment, bringing together a top-notch British director, a very nice cast , gorgeous Scottish scenery and all the renowned virtues of the world's most famous collie. ...read the complete Lassie movie review at Seattle Times (Tom Keogh)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
Lassie has a fine cast, lots of calendar-pretty shots of Lassie in different seasons and a dog-owned-by-many-different-people plot borrowed from David Copperfield . ...read the complete Lassie movie review at St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Bill Zwecker)Chicago Sun-Times (Bill Zwecker)
No question about it, Lassie is a very traditional film, but good storytelling, fine acting and beautiful photography add up to a solid family entertainment that never lets us forget who the real star is. ...read the complete Lassie movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Bill Zwecker)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for TV Guide's Movie Guide (Angel Cohn)TV Guide's Movie Guide (Angel Cohn)
The 1943 Lassie Come Home , starring then-child actors Roddy McDowall and Elizabeth Taylor as Joe and Cilla, is widely considered the gold standard to which all dog movies should aspire, but Sturridge's remake is a fine film in its own right. ...read the complete Lassie movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Angel Cohn)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for TV Guide (Angel Cohn)TV Guide (Angel Cohn)
The young actors are charming, O'Toole commands every scene he's in, the scenery is lush, and the animals are gorgeous. ...read the complete Lassie movie review at TV Guide (Angel Cohn)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for New York Daily News (Elizabeth Weitzman)New York Daily News (Elizabeth Weitzman)
With a respectfully committed cast, gorgeous scenery and two sad-eyed leads that will break your heart (the kid and the dog are equally adorable), this is clearly not your typical family film. Which will make it that much more appealing to every member ...read the complete Lassie movie review at New York Daily News (Elizabeth Weitzman)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Houston Chronicle (Louis B. Parks)Houston Chronicle (Louis B. Parks)
This new Lassie is no match for the original MGM production (Roddy McDowell, Donald Crisp, Elizabeth Taylor, etc.), but there are many compensations that make it fine family entertainment. ...read the complete Lassie movie review at Houston Chronicle (Louis B. Parks)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Christianity Today (Jeffrey Overstreet)Christianity Today (Jeffrey Overstreet)
It's a rare work of substance, simplicity, and grace that deserves to be mentioned among the best features crafted for younger viewers in the last twenty years. ...read the complete Lassie movie review at Christianity Today (Jeffrey Overstreet)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Minneapolis Star Tribune (Jeff Strickler)Minneapolis Star Tribune (Jeff Strickler)
None of Lassie 's adventures is told with the least bit of subtlety, but seeing as how the movie is aimed at the peewee, dog-loving set, few members of the target audience are likely to complain. ...read the complete Lassie movie review at Minneapolis Star Tribune (Jeff Strickler)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Onion A.V. ClubThe Onion A.V. Club
Writer-director Charles Sturridge doesn't mess with the Lassie formula--he provides plenty of dog-porn shots of the collie bounding through scenery in slow motion--but the overqualified cast puts the film over the top. ...read the complete Lassie movie review at The Onion A.V. Club
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for kids-in-mindkids-in-mind
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Lassie (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Reel.comReel.com
...read the complete Lassie movie review at Reel.com
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Newark Star-Ledger (Stephen Whitty)Newark Star-Ledger (Stephen Whitty)
It's the loveliest and most moving children's film of the year so far. ...read the complete Lassie movie review at Newark Star-Ledger (Stephen Whitty)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 2.97 out of 4 stars for The Arizona Republic The Arizona Republic
...read the complete Lassie movie review at The Arizona Republic
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 2.90 out of 4 stars for Darkmatters (Matt Adcock)Darkmatters (Matt Adcock)
...read the complete Lassie movie review at Darkmatters (Matt Adcock)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 2.83 out of 4 stars for ReelTalk (Geoffrey D. Roberts)ReelTalk (Geoffrey D. Roberts)
...read the complete Lassie movie review at ReelTalk (Geoffrey D. Roberts)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 2.81 out of 4 stars for CinemaZone.dkCinemaZone.dk
...read the complete Lassie movie review at CinemaZone.dk
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
...read the complete Lassie movie review at Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
An ode to the beleaguered people who face hardships, physical and emotional, with hopeful optimism. ...read the complete Lassie movie review at Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Monsters and Critics (Ron Wilkinson)Monsters and Critics (Ron Wilkinson)
Lassie déjà vu filmed in the magnificent British Isles with more than enough animal stampedes to enthrall an entire theatre of ten year olds, and their parents. ...read the complete Lassie movie review at Monsters and Critics (Ron Wilkinson)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Insiders (Eric Lurio)Entertainment Insiders (Eric Lurio)
...read the complete Lassie movie review at Entertainment Insiders (Eric Lurio)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 2.74 out of 4 stars for TheCinemaSource.com (Stephen Snart)TheCinemaSource.com (Stephen Snart)
...read the complete Lassie movie review at TheCinemaSource.com (Stephen Snart)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 2.72 out of 4 stars for Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
...read the complete Lassie movie review at Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 2.62 out of 4 stars for Film Ireland Film Ireland
...read the complete Lassie movie review at Film Ireland
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 2.56 out of 4 stars for Movie-Vault.com (Avril Carruthers)Movie-Vault.com (Avril Carruthers)
...read the complete Lassie movie review at Movie-Vault.com (Avril Carruthers)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 2.56 out of 4 stars for eye WEEKLY (Adam Nayman)eye WEEKLY (Adam Nayman)
...read the complete Lassie movie review at eye WEEKLY (Adam Nayman)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Slant MagazineSlant Magazine
Director Charles Sturridge performs a delicate operation with this latest Lassie movie, transplanting TV Land's most famous dog from the rolling plains of the American Midwest to WWII-era United Kingdom, the collie's original place of origin. Never has ...read the complete Lassie movie review at Slant Magazine
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 2.49 out of 4 stars for BBC FilmsBBC Films
...read the complete Lassie movie review at BBC Films
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice Magazine (Kim Williamson)Boxoffice Magazine (Kim Williamson)
This 11th Lassie big-screen adaptation is a dramatic and at times heartbreaking look inside the uncaring social classifications of that long-ago English era, with the storm clouds of coming world war swirling about. ...read the complete Lassie movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Kim Williamson)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for efilmcritic.com (Dan Lybarger)efilmcritic.com (Dan Lybarger)
...read the complete Lassie movie review at efilmcritic.com (Dan Lybarger)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine [UK]Empire Magazine [UK]
...read the complete Lassie movie review at Empire Magazine [UK]
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for CHUD (Devin Faraci)CHUD (Devin Faraci)
Lassie wears thin. It's a little too long, and by the end the tugs on your heartstrings feel more like heartstring muggings. ...read the complete Lassie movie review at CHUD (Devin Faraci)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 2.32 out of 4 stars for Chicago TribuneChicago Tribune
...read the complete Lassie movie review at Chicago Tribune
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 2.20 out of 4 stars for Cinema 2000 (João Lopes)Cinema 2000 (João Lopes)
...read the complete Lassie movie review at Cinema 2000 (João Lopes)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 2.16 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice MagazineBoxoffice Magazine
...read the complete Lassie movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 2.14 out of 4 stars for Pop Entertainment.com Pop Entertainment.com
...read the complete Lassie movie review at Pop Entertainment.com
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Kansas City Star (Loey Lockerby)Kansas City Star (Loey Lockerby)
This is an earnest, likable -- and very, very pretty -- addition to its star’s remarkable history. ...read the complete Lassie movie review at Kansas City Star (Loey Lockerby)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
Sturridge sometimes overplays his hand, piling on the sentimental clichés and goosing the violin music. ...read the complete Lassie movie review at Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
Lassie (2006) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for The Independent (Anthony Quinn)The Independent (Anthony Quinn)
Ari Alexander's documentary encompasses the Icelandic musical scene from druidical chants and ancient poems about Odin to unregenerate punk rock and ethereal folk-pop. Björk you know; Bang Gang, Quarashi and Slow Blow are possibly for the ...read the complete Lassie movie review at The Independent (Anthony Quinn)
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Lassie (2006) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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Lassie (2006) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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