Storyline
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 delivery dog sled team—and later its leader—Buck experiences the adventure of a lifetime, ultimately finding his true place in the world and becoming his own master.
Directors
Cast
Terry Notary, Harrison Ford, Wes Brown, Preston Bailey, Larry Cedar, Anthony Molinari, Scott MacDonald, Brad Greenquist, Omar Sy, Michael Horse, Alex Solowitz, Karl Makinen, Bradley Whitford, Dan Stevens, Karen Gillan, Adam Fergus, Jean Louisa Kelly, Colin Woodell, Kirk Geiger, Cara Gee, Stephanie Czajkowski, Raven Scott, Chase Victoria, Chris Graham
Trailer
Reviews
75
The film’s avoidance of cruel Gold Rush realities is more than made up for by its spirited kineticism and by its deepening of the man-dog bond that forms the heart of London’s story.
60
For all the wholesome cheesiness of much of the film, you’d have to have a pretty hard heart not to be touched by it.
60
The result is a bit corny, a bit cheesy and you might feel self-conscious going, “Aww …” at creatures that are not real dogs but laptop fabrications. But it’s a robust and old-fashioned entertainment with some real storytelling bite.
50
Washington Post
Stands out for its earnest effort to entertain without commenting on itself or the modern world.
50
The results are visually disorienting, to say the least. Although Notary and the special effects team do as good a job as technology allows, the expressive Buck never quite looks real. And you keep expecting him and the rest of the animals to burst into song.
