Old Dogs
Old Dogs

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Old Dogs

2009
Movie
88 min
English

Charlie and Dan have been best friends and business partners for thirty years; their Manhattan public relations firm is on the verge of a huge business deal with a Japanese company. With two weeks to sew up the contract, Dan gets a surprise: a woman he married on a drunken impulse nearly nine years before (annulled the next day) shows up to tell him he's the father of her twins, now seven, and she'll be in jail for 14 days for a political protest. Dan volunteers to keep the tykes, although he's uptight and clueless. With Charlie's help is there any way they can be dad and uncle, meet the kids' expectations, and still land the account?

Insights

IMDb5.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes7%
Metacritic25/100
Google Users45%
Director: Walt BeckerGenres: Comedy, Family

Plot Summary

Two lifelong best friends and bachelors, Charlie and Dan, find their lives turned upside down when they become the legal guardians of a seven-year-old girl and a boy, whom they never knew existed. As they struggle to adapt to their new roles as parents, they must also navigate the chaos of a business deal and the eccentricities of their former wives and the girl's mother.

Critical Reception

Old Dogs was met with overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics, who widely panned its weak script, unfunny jokes, and reliance on tired comedic tropes. Audiences also found the film to be largely disappointing, contributing to its poor box office performance.

What Reviewers Say

  • Relies heavily on the star power of its cast rather than a coherent or humorous script.

  • The humor is largely juvenile and predictable, failing to generate genuine laughs.

  • The plot is convoluted and fails to create engaging characters or situations.

Google audience: Audience reviews indicate disappointment with the film's lack of originality and humor. Many viewers found the premise unbelievable and the jokes to be stale, leading to a generally negative reception.

Fun Fact

The film was shot in various locations around Los Angeles, including the Walt Disney Studios lot in Burbank, California.

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r96sk

r96sk

I wanted this to be good, but it's anything but. There is nothing I enjoyed about <em>'Old Dogs'</em>, every second of its 88 minute run time is a hard slog. Robin Williams and John Travolta are the only reasons that I haven't rated this...

Kamurai

Kamurai

Bad watch, won't watch again, and can't recommend. I love Robin Williams and Seth Green, but man, I don't know what is wrong with Travolta in this. I'm not a big fan of his to begin with, but he's just a jackass. Not only does he have ...