The Call of the Wild
2020, adventure, drama
100 minutes
Buck is a big-hearted dog whose blissful domestic life is turned upside down when he is suddenly uprooted from his California home and transplanted to the exotic wilds of the Yukon during the Gold Rush of the 1890s. As the newest rookie on a mail...
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7.5
2020-03-20
This film is a very good film to take your kids to, however, not the best film ever made. I still enjoyed the film but seeing it once in the theatre was enough for me. Read more
6.0
2020-02-21
With the sharp edges ground down, this Call of the Wild becomes a pleasant metaphor for the simple life, and for finding your place in it. In short, it’s a PG-rated primer, meant to hold a place until the kids are ready for the real thing. Read more
6.0
2020-02-17
Though it lacks the grit and gristle of the best London adaptations, The Call of the Wild is elevated by Harrison Ford and a very good CGI doggo. Read more
5.5
2020-07-11
Chris Sanders’ The Call of the Wild, which is essentially a dog’s coming-of-age film about becoming your own master, is weakened significantly by the decision to pair living and breathing actors with its computer-generated canine design, which appears unconvincing and is undeniably distracting from start to finish. Read more
4.0
2020-02-24
Terrible CGI and a propensity for the saccharine means this adaptation falls flat. Read more
4.0
2020-02-18
The full force of The Call of the Wild would go a great deal further in rattling souls and shredding heartstrings for impressionable viewers than more disposable fluff. The right writer was in place here with Logan Oscar nominee Michael Green, but punches were pulled all over the place. Read more
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7.0
2020-07-06
De film brengt weet een goede mix te brengen van humor en emotie, waardoor je op den duur vergeet dat je naar een volledig met CGI-gecreëerde hond zit te kijken. Read more
6.0
2020-02-17
The Call of the Wild is een moderne of hedendaagse interpretatie van Lassie. Zo eco-vriendelijk dat Greta Thunberg het meteen zou goedkeuren en dus de ideale familie om te bekijken met de familie. Read more
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