Shelby
SCORE: 80
Shelby is a heart warming Christmas movie all about a dog that loves
to run away. This dog Shelby loves to be free. He keeps escaping from
the rescue shelter for dogs. A rich woman comes into this rescue shelter
to find a dog for her snooty son. She picks Shelby. The dog catcher
(played by Tom Arnold) is offered a lot of money to let her adopt the
dog. He is on board with the transaction. One small problem, Shelby
escapes again.
This escape is where Shelby gets hit by a snow plow, and brought back to
the home of the Parker family. Who is in the process of setting up for
the perfect Christmas. Jake Parkers (played by John Paul Ruttan) is an
aspiring magician. His tricks do not work until Shelby comes into his
life. Jake believes Santa brought him this dog, since that is what he
wants. The biggest obstacle is his mother who hates dogs since she was
traumatized at a young age.
There are plenty of interesting family members in Shelby. The most
interesting is the grandfather (played by Chevy Chase). It is
fascinating to see Chevy Chase in another Christmas movie, and to
reference being a part of past Christmas disasters. There are plenty of
hijinks and some gaseous humor in Shelby. Aside from that Shelby is a
pretty clean movie for families.
There are no bonus features on the disc Family Friendly Gaming was
provided. I am thankful Family Friendly Gaming was provided a copy of
Shelby on DVD. This is a movie that can quickly move up the list of
fantastic Christmas related movies. I did not catch anything about Jesus
in Shelby. I did notice the final lesson in Shelby is our goal should be
to make others happy instead of ourselves. Which is a great lesson to
hear in a modern day movie.
There is some misdirection and deception in Shelby. It is done to keep
the adults busy while the kids try to rescue Shelby. There is also a bit
of deception near the end of Shelby. I won't share what that is about.
Shelby has quite a bit of character growth in the ninety-two minutes. I
am pleasantly surprised at how much growth and development there is in
Shelby. I believe families will enjoy watching Shelby. Even if you just
give it a rental.
- Luke
Graphics: 80%
Sound: 70%
Replay/Extras: 65%
Gameplay: 95%
Family Friendly Factor: 90%
System: DVD
Publisher: Anchor Bay Entertainment
Developer: The Fyzz Facility, Highland Film Group
Rating:
‘NR’ - Not Rated
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