Twenty minutes into this I knew what I had gotten myself into. Stereoytpical cliched parents who for some reason let their unbalanced son try to enlist year after year. What type of parents allows their child to get set up for an annual disappointment. They're truly selfish who view parenting as an inconvenient afterthought. The mental illness portrayed, while never adequately delved into, seems just a contrived thing convenient to justify the absolutely ridiculous things he does. He comes across more as just a simple minded fool who expects different results from doing the same thing. The whole thing is completely absurd, and if not for the stunning good looks of the Supergirl lead there would be nothing worthwhile here to capture the attention of discriminating viewers. Viewers who crave sincerity, believability in a plot and characters who don't try your pateince not to mention intelligence. Why are movies like this made?! There should be at least some sort of minimum standard to getting a movie thrown out there for mass consumption. While there are glimpset of emotion and characters not acting insane, the bulk of this movie meanders from one eye rolling scene to the other. This kid was not given any solid advice from anyone, his parents included. While this is labeled as an indie, it's just as bad as the big Hollywood messes with big name actors. That's not a compliment. This movie is not worthy of any praise whatsoever, other than maybe someone somewhere tried. Another good idea ruined by inept movie making. Assuming the audience is stupid seems to be a popular trend these days. Dumbed down for the lowest common denominator, and by the glowing reviews it seems to have worked well. The kid in the movie should be institutionalized.
Review of Sun Dogs
