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See Spot run

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Movie propaganda

The smart one isn't wearing any pants.

Gordon Smith (David Arquette) is an offbeat mailman who has never met a dog he couldn't handle. When he offers to baby-sit James (Angus T Jones), the young son of his beautiful neighbour Stephanie (Leslie Bibb), he's hoping she'll return his romantic interest. A hard-working single mother, Stephanie thinks Gordon is just an overgrown kid himself but circumstances force her to leave James with him, temporarily, while she is away business.

Meanwhile in another part of town, an FBI agent named Murdoch (Michael Clarke Duncan) is trying desperately to find his runaway canine partner, Agent Eleven (Bob) who has escaped from protective custody. Thanks to the super dog's drug detecting abilities, he has incurred the wrath of local mobster kingpin Sonny Talia (Paul Sorvino) who has put out a contract on the four-footed Fed. Luckily, Agent Eleven is a lot faster and smarter than Talia's two inept henchmen Gino Valente (Joe Viterelli) and Arliss (Steve Schirripa), so they aren't having much luck. They lose the trail completely when the dog seeks refuge in Gordon's mail truck, where he is promptly adopted by James, who names him "Spot".

Gordon is not exactly a dog lover, especially after having to use his ingenuity to fight off the mailman-hating mutts on his harrowing Bleeker street postal route. Armed with a variety of ingenuous devices, Gordon enters the combat zone and emerges victorious, if not exactly unscathed. Back at the post office his colleague and good buddy Benny (Anthony Anderson) is always ready to commiserate and offer advice to Gordon about his job and his love life.

Meanwhile, Stephanie is having her own set of unbelievable adventures trying to get back home, thanks to a freak snowstorm. Spot appears to be nothing but trouble so Gordon tries to persuade Angus to give him up. Instead he finds both the kid and the pooch beginning to grow on him. When the mobsters catch up to them at the local pet store, all heck breaks lose. As the fur, fish and feathers start to fly, Spot finally gets to show his true colours. By the time Stephanie returns home to find her son and Gordon remarkably transformed, Agent Murdoch has shown up to reclaim his dog. The final decision is up to Spot but the lives he has touched will never be the same.

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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film comedy dog FBI agent crime baby-sitter postal delivery

Persons of interest

David Arquette .... Gordon
Michael Clarke Duncan .... Murdoch
Leslie Bibb .... Stephanie
Joe Viterelli .... Gino
Angus T Jones .... James
Anthony Anderson .... Benny
Paul Sorvino .... Sonny Talia
Steve Schirripa .... Arliss
Kimberly Hawthorne .... Cassavettes
Kavan Smith .... Ricky
Peter Bryant .... Cop
Fiona Hogan .... Cop
Roger Haskett .... Michaels
Fulvio Cecere .... Lawyer
Stephen E Miller .... Danvers
Darcy Laurie .... Perierra
Sarah-Jane Redmond .... Agent Sharp
George Gallo .... Storywriter
Stuart Gibbs .... Storywriter
Craig Titley .... Storywriter
Dan Baron .... Screenwriter
George Gallo .... Screenwriter
John Whitsell .... Director

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Roadshow Films

Intelligence analyst

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Theatrical report

This film is something a bit deeper than Ready to rumble but not particularly so.

See Spot run is being sold as a kids' film for the Christmas holidays and you'll know why when you see it. David is his stock geeky but cute, dumb guy self (again) with a script that's full of funny gags while moseying down a slow flowing river toward the inevitable conclusion. Which is not to say that you won't like it, just that you won't be surprised by it.

There are some great laughs to be had (the doggy doo scene is pretty classic) and it's a good hour and a half of entertainment, just remember that that's all it is.