Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998): Dir: Richard Martin / Cast: Kevin Zegers, Cynthia Stevenson, Gregory Harrison, Robert Costanzo, Tim Conway: Boring retread suggesting duty but enough to make one run out and stack up on prescription drugs to clear the memory. Air Bud is still great at basketball (but terrible at movies).This time Air Bud makes a big splash at football and wins the big game. One person who did not make a big splash is director Richard Martin who certainly didn't succeed with the screenplay the way the dog finished the game. Such nonsense included as circus kidnappers nabbing Air Bud leading to a ridiculous scene where a chimpanzee drives their stolen ice cream truck. Kevin Zegers looks bored as Air Bud's owner. He is basically reciting what he did previously. Cynthia Stevenson plays mother while Gregory Harrison plays her veterinarian boyfriend. Both roles are standard but it is obvious that mother's new beau will struggle to win over Zegers until that last moment when he is needed. Robert Costanzo plays the coach who is gifted with the worst dialogue in the film with lines like, "He's not a Golden Retriever. He's a golden receiver." this should have him removed from that "coach of the year" nomination. Idiotic farce purposed to be a sequel with a message regarding talents. Air Bud has many including starring in lame family films. Score: 1 / 10
Review of Air Bud: Golden Receiver
