Yes I would watch this one again and I think you will like it to. James Welch Henderson Arkansas 5/26/21.
A Dog Named Duke
2012
Action / Comedy / Drama / Family
A Dog Named Duke
2012
Action / Comedy / Drama / Family
Plot summary
US marines Afghanistan veteran Terry Polesky can't handle his honorable discharge due to a crippling wound, disabling him as breadwinner, and ends up leaving his teacher wife Bethany and their doting kid daughter Alice. Homeless, Terry lives in a camper on the property of fellow veteran Javier, otherwise deserted except for shepherd dog Duke, whom he adopted while still convalescing at home, and becomes a handyman. After ten years his world collapses again when Duke needs vet care he can't afford, so he leaves his buddy with a plea note at the animal clinic, presumably to be put down. However the vet team lovingly cures the lovable canine and even mounts a search for its owner, which also allows Alice, now happily married after her mother died from cancer, to track down her father, willing to bond again.
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Good
cute dog
A stray dog walks into Bethany Pulaski's grade school class. He answers to the name Duke. The dog follows her home and becomes the family pet. Her husband Terry Pulaski (Steven Weber) is a soldier injured in Afghanistan and forced to take medical discharge. His troubles overwhelm him and years later, he's living alone in a trailer with Duke. He finds solace in fixing things and feeding the homeless. Duke gets sick and he is forced to put him down. Dr. Angela manages to save Duke which leads to a family reunion.
The dog is cute. The story is sweet but it's not really a narrative. It's not a story flow with drama. It's a series of situations which leads to an inevitable ending. It has no actual tension but it's a sweet story for family viewing. It's perfectly fine for Hallmark.
I AM, I CAN
Following a childhood incident, whose influence isn't fully explained, Dare (Carmine Giovinazzo) pretends to be a detective. He cares for his younger brother Roost (Hank Harris) who lives in a dream world immersed in John Wayne films.
Dare patrols the neighborhood as a detective and attempts to keep out various criminal elements. When a cop killer named "Winkie" arrives in the neighborhood, Dare become obsessed with finding a man who appears to be a ghost.
The film was engaging up the end which caused he to scratch my head. Seriously? That is how they wanted to end this film? Can I get an alternative ending?
The film is a crime drama with some violence. The acting was decent as was the tale up until the end.
Parental Guide: F-bomb, stripper nudity.