A Dog's Way Home

A stray puppy, Bella, is taken in by young man, Lucas. Everything seems to be going fine but Lucas has annoyed a property developer who uses his connections to have Bella impounded. In order for Lucas to prevent Bella from being permanently locked up, Lucas sends her to live with another family over 600 kms away. However, Bella is determined to find her way home.

Sweet, emotional movie about a boy and his dog, told from the dog's perspective. Hardly original - movies like Lassie Come Home (1943) and The Incredible Journey (1963) have covered the central plot before - but it works, very well.

Having the story told from the dog's perspective helps too, as does some delightfully funny scenes. There's a wonderful warmth and engagement to proceedings.

Highly recommended, especially for dog lovers.

All ready to set a dog's adventurous journey to come home. Very nice direction, Great storyline, CGI good, Sound designing very good and last the Bella's performance was tremendous.

My kids have been tracking this movie for weeks and I had promised to bring them all (3 daughters all under 12.)

Yes, this is the same story told again (Homeward Bound and it's various sequels), however it's a little different. The animals are animals, and they don't talk, however the main dog (Bella) does tell the story from her point of view.

There are some areas where they replaced animals with CGI and some of it looks really good, but really fake, but 1- my kids didn't notice all that much, and 2- it's a movie... Let's just turn off our minds for about 2 hours and just watch a wholesome family movie.

There were a number of crying kids, and even some of the adults walked out with some tears, so be prepared.

Overall it's a really cute, adventurous, and fun movie! Perfect no, but it's still great!

I must be honest, I didn't really enjoy the first 30 minutes of the film. The animal sound effects were quite bad and I just didn't find anything believable.

The film only started to interest me once the dog was lost, and started his journey home. The film features some good CGI effects, and the scenery was beautiful. In general, this is a very special adventure drama any dog lover will relate to - similar to 'The Incredible Journey'. Beautiful ending.

I knew what it was going into it and it did not disappoint. I'll take animals over most people any day. I never saw any of the things these other reviews point out. I was entertained. I cried. I laughed. I went home and hugged my two American Staffordshire Terriers very tight. Thank you for this movie.