the question you have to ask yourself after sit through this turgid piece of utterly uninspired cinema be why do they bother . nothing more than a series of clichéd set piece and more ham than a spit roast hog . even the league of gentleman usually excellent steve pemberton notch up a performance as excruciate a lenny henry do frank spencer . maybe i be get carry away and after all it be for kid and but even when compare to the elizabeth taylor lassie film this just doesn not cut it . a lazy effort all round . the dog out performs everyone and include peter otoole . save your money and wait until it release on dvd . it will just about look ok on the small screen and maybe .