Storyline
Two school kids strike up a friendship with an orphaned puppy named Benji. When danger befalls them and they end up kidnapped by robbers who are in over their heads, Benji and his scruffy sidekick come to the rescue.
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Cast
Gralen Bryant Banks, Will Rothhaar, Angus Sampson, Kiele Sanchez, Tom Proctor, Jim Gleason, Jon Arthur, Gabriel Bateman, John Garcia, Sean Stevens, Chris Angerdina, James W. Evermore, Jerod Haynes, Brady Permenter, Kirk H. Andersen, Darby Camp, Lacy Camp, Anthony Barbier, Brandon Fontenot, Shane Jackson, Arthur J. Robinson, Micheal Robinson, Ron M Patterson, Shannon J. Jackson, Victoria Hardway
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Reviews
75
Even with the inclusion of modern cell phones, this 2018 release feels like it arrived fresh from 1974, and that is what makes it a delight.
63
The action takes a quick turn for the preposterous and the bleak in the finale. But fear not. Just break out the Kleenex, parents. And not just for yourselves.
60
Camp's handsomely shot new Benji manages to find that sweet spot between wholesome and enjoyable. It is cute without seeming desperate, nostalgic without feeling dated, values-based without being preachy, and sweet without being (too) cloying.
60
Benji may be far too simplistic for adults to find much enjoyment in watching, but it rewards active viewing from kids and displays mostly model behavior on the part of its young protagonists (once they stop keeping secrets from their mother, that is).
58
Shot in widescreen in New Orleans, this new Benji looks burnished and luxe in comparison with the visibly threadbare original, to which it pays several nods for the fans.
