![]() As unoriginal as it is, Pups Alone might still have been OK, but the director clearly didn't care enough to put in the effort, allowing it to - yes - go to the dogs. The other standout is Keith David, whose eloquent charm almost makes up for the fact that his character fits the Magical Negro trope. Elsewhere in the cast, Hollinger gets most of the screen time and is good enough that this role might just get him cast playing a dad on a Disney Channel series. But even though Schneider's wife is from Mexico and he's fully bilingual, this is a White actor - one with a reputation for playing offensive roles, including characters whose ethnicities are different from his own ( Bedtime Stories, Don't Mess with the Zohan, 50 First Dates) - putting on a Mexican accent. Isadora Artiñán Season 6 Season 5 Biographical Information Age 18 Gender Female Eye Color Blue Hair Color Platinum blonde Height 1. ![]() Many viewers are likely to find the things José barks out hilarious. The funniest performance in the movie is Rob Schneider's as José, the Chihuahua next door. The editing is amateur at best: One scene plays the same cut three times, twice with the audio dropped out. Swooping close-ups jolt viewers into discomfort - not to mention, it kills the jokes. And the camerawork and editing are terrible. While the script has some laugh-out-loud moments, particularly for kids who love gross-out humor (a dog passing gas in the face of criminals is particularly memorable), it lacks logic. It features an enormous cast of folks who look familiar but maybe haven't been working as much as they used to - and it's not their fault this film is so underwhelming. This is like the dog slobber of family comedy: It's kind of cute and funny, but mostly it's all wet. ![]() To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Additionally, a rich boss ( Eric Roberts) uses some profanity ("ass," "goddamn") and tells an employee, "Let's get drunk!" Other characters drink beer and wine, and the main character makes a joke about the hangover he's going to have, although no one ever appears to be intoxicated. Expect a lot of rude humor - think farting dogs, flying poop, and frequent insults ("numb nuts," "idiot"). While it does have some funny moments, it also features jokes at the expense of a blind character and has other problematic representations. for Pups Isadora Swann, Nicholas Turturro with Eric Roberts, Danny Trejo. It's full of over-the-top slapstick violence that would cause serious injuries in real life, mostly serious falls or being hit with heavy objects. Danny grew up in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, and by age 12. The storyline follows a distracted father (Tyler Hollinger) who hasn't moved on after his wife's death and doesn't give his tween daughter (Isadora Swann) the attention she needs. Parents need to know that Pups Alone is a Home Alone knockoff with dogs intervening to stop burglars while their owners are away during Christmas. ![]()
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