it get charles grodin and bonnie hunt . how could that possibly be bad . they be always a pleasure to watch . beethoven 2nd be worth watch just for them . beyond that and it not high art and child actor and not entirely engage and but it cute and fun and and quite watchable and who could like something with five adorable st. bernard puppy . sure and it occasionally drag and but you can not expect grodin and hunt to be in every scene . and a a bonus we get debi mazur do a great turn a a comic villain . lighten up and enjoy a cute film with a pair of exceptional comic actor .