hotel for dog play it very safe and stick to a tried and true child movie formula . for a great many viewer the best thing about the film will be the cute and cuddly dog that perform various trick their training be easily more impressive than the humdrum story and base on a hopefully more consequential lois duncan book . the dialogue lack flair and the acting be expectedly simple and and the character provide only modest entertainment in comparison to their canine costars . adult will probably find it difficult to withstand the sickeningly sweet conclusion or the impossibly artificial mechanic behind the inner working of the dog hotel and but the target audience be likely to be please . 16 year old andi ( emma robert ) and her 11 year old brother bruce ( jake austin ) have bounce back and forth between orphanage and foster parent ( five in the last three year ) without find comfort or satisfaction . bernie ( don cheadle ) and the kindly social worker who govern their placement try to reason with the child and who aren not content with their new family of quiver induce wannabe rockstars ( lisa kudrow and kevin dillon ) who conduct obnoxious band practice in their apartment nonstop and and compulsively lock up the cupboard and cabinet in their home . the brother and sister team have also be secretly keep a pet dog and friday and who use automate gadget construct by the mechanically inclined bruce to get food and to remain hidden . before school start up and the troublemaking duo ( they get money for dog food by pawn fraudulent good ) come across an abandon hotel with several canine occupant . decide to look after their newfound family of dog and andi and bruce join force with two employee from the nearby pet store ( johnny simmons and kyla pratt ) along with nosey mark ( troy gentile ) and to build an elaborate self maintain shelter for unwanted and abandon and stray dog . initially it seem they have bite off more than they can chew and especially when cruel dog pound troop and nag foster parent and pesky cop begin to take notice of the incredibly large gathering of dog at the dilapidated old building . the target audience probably would not be ask the question that pop into my mind represent how can an 11 year old kid build such intricate mechanical contraption . be it really that easy to train dozen of dog to use say electrical gadget . be it simply luck that none of the dog need medical attention . be it really okay for child to commit crime such a breaking and entering and trespassing and and even assault and as long a it do with the intent of save stray animal . clearly this film wasn not design for me and but the trite dialogue ( kevin dillon mutter the stale line and be in deep doo doo and after fall into an enormous animal waste bin ) and the predictability of bernie role and the sappy end and the kill bill music montage ( tomoyasu hotei instantly recognizable battle without honor or humanity ) be huge distraction especially when one just want to see some adorable dog run amok . mike massie .