3/5 Only giving it 3 stars because my 6-year old liked it
  by Manny Hernandez (Bay Area, CA)
I have a six-year old son, so the three stars the movie is getting are solely because of this: indeed he loved the movie and we probably will get a lot of mileage out of this movie simply because of that. However, as a critical movie watcher, I can also say this movie is very far from being the best Disney has put out or the best holiday movie you can show your kids.

The story line is VERY weak and, to even the most patient adults, it's not a movie you'd want to be trapped watching a Saturday morning. To provide some context, this is no Pixar movie, Tinker Bell or much less Bolt. This is sadly another Holiday movie that you can overlook without missing much.

5/5 My son loves these buddie movies
  by Anthony Harris (Dallas, Tx)
This is mainly in response to the previous reviewer complaining about this movie. This movie is obviously not for you because your an adult and you probably don't have children. Because if you did, you would see that kids love these movies, my son watches them all the time(he's 4). The target audience is obviously children, not some grumpy old man with internet access and extreme distaste for Golden Retrievers.

1/5 These movies need to stop...
  by Thomas J. Bowers (California, USA)
Thats all there is to it. They are just getting way to stupid and unoriginal. They might be good for 2 or 3 years olds, but thats about it.