i admit that i be obligate to take my child who be 7 and 10. yes i along with many other parent dread the thought of waste my $ 25 . 00 on this trite silliness . but after a while i begin to enjoy my child involvement in the movie and reaction to this which be no less than enjoyable . it a silly sloppy dog film with a good heart . it load with predictable outcome and suspense and fantasy clichés . not bad for innocuous entertainment . so adults need to sit back and cut your loss and lighten up and accept the 2 hour of kid laugh . what i find most humorous be to see have be star reduce to b movie level a the like of lisa kudrow and mr. dillon . that be the most enjoyable aspect for me . so in essence adult can find the inside joke to movie like this .