Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
positive
4(21%)
mixed
8(42%)
negative
7(37%)
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80
A beautiful, sad, spiritual story with joy and delicacy, visual chops and emotional depth.
75
It was the adult in me that wept when the movie ended. Take the kid and have a good time.
63
A film that parents can confidently and with pleasure take their little ones to see - but which is not quite a good movie.
63
As subtle as a cinder block crashing on your head.
58
Somehow the elements do not add up to by anything especially memorable.
54
Whenever Voight steps to the forefront, A Dog of Flanders is poochy-keen; alas, the rest of the time it's doggedly dull.
50
There are times when watching this film is like a near-death experience.
50
It can be treacly -- but in a crude way, it makes its point.
50
Two of its youthful actors, although adorable, are not skilled enogh to carry their parts.
40
This is a movie for younger children -- they won't notice that the children deliver their lines with all the conviction of an airline flight boarding announcement.
