Hero Dog: The Journey Home (2021) User Reviews

Actors are reading, dog is best actor

[josephine-phantomhive · 6/10 · 5 April 2021]

The human actors aren't the best, their delivery of lines sounds like they're reading. The dog is the best actor, and the only reason I watched the movie is because the dog doesn't die and he's a really good dog actor.

Worth watching

[jewelch · 5/10 · 26 March 2021]

Really poor acting, and even worse survival writing. It's weird how they can mess up such a easy scenario. That said the movie had such a good story I still enjoyed it. Worth the watch if you can get around the poor acting and stupid stuff, James Welch Henderson, Arkansas 3/25/2021.

Had potential

[carolebeaton-70045 · 2/10 · 14 March 2021]

This film had potential to be good but the acting was awful dog was the best actor hence my 2 stars

SO BAD

[jmcn-77085 · 1/10 · 29 March 2021]

My family enjoyed this because we spent 90 minutes laughing at how TERRIBLE it was. As one of my sons said, it would have been a really short movie if he had just stayed in the boat. The acting was SO BAD, worse than any Hallmark movie I have ever seen. The main character is supposed to be ex-military but my kids said he obviously went to virtual military school. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY.

Great Family Film

[Myssmaggq · 18 March 2021]

Had a wonderful time watching this with my little cousins. They especially loved the Dog and the rescue mission aspects of the film. Scenery is lovely. I recommend it for anyone who has a dog and or kids around them.

Definitely not worth a rewatch

[sailorft · 1/10 · 29 March 2021]

Beautiful scenery but Horrible acting by everyone except the dog!

Worst movie ever

[kristinrosendale · 1/10 · 29 April 2021]

This is pretty much the worst movie I have ever seen. The story makes no logical sense at all. The acting is terrible. We did get a good laugh.

I want my money back

[dreysstan · 1/10 · 14 April 2021]

Rented for $6, and it wasn't worth $1. Plot: I'm blind, so rather than stay by the boat that went aground, I decided to go for a walk in the woods, without having any idea where I am, or what direction to go. Can this be any more stupid. The fact that this is what movie makers have reduced to, is an insult to all of us.

Pretty story, but...

[Niebel · 7/10 · 29 April 2021]

It's a rather preposterous story, but should be appealing to children and families who aren't too particular about a film making sense or being well edited.

A particular example is when he goes to shoot a flare at the cougar, the gun is clearly seen as being unloaded.

dumb and wreckless

[mfuson77 · 1/10 · 23 January 2023]

I love the dog, but that's where the love ends. The concept is silly and goes against basic survival skills. The main character who is a blind war vet from an Afghanistan road side bomb is lost in the wilderness after his chartered boat goes off course and crashes after the captain has a medical issue. Apparently the war vet forgot basic survival skills and decides to abandon the boat and to start walking blindly with the dog - who is not a seeing eye dog and the duo attempts to walk the rest of the way home.

Then his two bratty children decide they can find their lost blind father in the forest faster than search and rescue can, so they go looking for him.

The blind man wastes his flares by shooting at a cat he can't even see. When he finally hears an aircraft he has no flares because he wasted them.

All in all, this movie was a great example of what NOT to do if you become lost in the wilderness.

It's a family movie and that's fine, but don't make movies that portray characters as being beyond stupid. I think a war vet would know, stay with the crashed boat which was out in the open for the fastest rescue.

This movie was so bad I stopped watching at the half way point.

Loved it!

[jeffbricks · 9/10 · 27 March 2021]

Great performances from the cast, and beautiful scenery, combine to make this a very memorable family classic that will be around for years.

Not THE worst movie I've ever seen, but pretty close!!

[rbmomof · 1/10 · 24 May 2022]

The best part of this movie is the scenery and the dog. Actually the best part was when it was over. I must be crazy to have watched it all the way through.

Good premise, stupid protagonist

[jandayannate · 3/10 · 31 March 2021]

Some actors are emotionless, writings bad, movie could have ended earlier if blind guy stayed at the boat and used the flare gun earlier. The kids running away from home to find their dad is stupid but expected because their children. The only good thing was the dog.

So bad it's funny

[len-38030 · 1/10 · 31 May 2021]

You know how sometimes people will ask, "What's the worst movie you ever saw?" That's the reason you should pay $6 to rent this movie! So your whole family can all scream out in unison, "HERO DOG!"

Worth it.

Horrible acting

[blackhairbeauty · 1/10 · 28 March 2021]

Horrible acting and painful to watch I can't believe that this movie made it on film. The dog is the only good part of this movie. I had to turn it off an hour into it I couldn't take it anymore. My kids actually decided to go up and go to bed an hour into it.

Lost in Their Back Yard

[westsideschl · 3/10 · 9 June 2021]

As far as being lost - nope, just a know straight line couple of hours boat ride between big towns. How sea, air & land rescue teams could do nothing is not too believable. The trekking by our lost & searching peoples seemed artificial. Acting - not required. A few seconds of fire making using wood friction was dumb.

Not staying in the boat - a made for making a movie decision. Oh, thought it might be "based" on a true story - nope.

I watched this movie for free and that was still overpriced

[kaseyballou · 1/10 · 5 February 2024]

Literally the worst movie I've ever seen. My dad and I somehow got through the entire thing, probably because we laughed non-stop at how bad the acting was.

This blind guy literally gets in a boat that goes in a straight line through this lake, crashes, and shipwrecks on an island. And you're telling me search and rescue can't find them anywhere? Horrible plot. The actors talk like they have to perform a play in an interpretive poetry class in high school. And the wild animal encounters? Cringe. Who just smacks a wolf with a stick and expects it to run away whimpering? Oh yeah and the fire starting? Please. And don't even get me started on the bratty kids.

Please save yourself the hour and a half of your life and go do something more fun, like go to the dentist and get a tooth pulled.

the funniest thing i've ever seen

[gcmortali · 1/10 · 31 May 2021]

This movie is absolute garbage but i've laughed harder at this movie than any other movie i've ever seen. CUE THE TRUMPETS.

Wonderful Family Entertainment

[mollywright · 9/10 · 29 March 2021]

I'm adult and I loved this movie. The characters are terrific, the scenery is beautiful, and it has a lovely message and story line. I highly recommend this movie for anyone.

Sad and geographically challenged

[shaunaleegreening · 2/10 · 24 July 2021]

Besides acting being quite poor except for the animals. The mention of location was sad it mentions they live in Port Moody which is located in BC but then the river is located in Alberta the Bow river. The whole film looks like it is located in Ontario which sure enough credits indicate Ontario film.

Family moive soso

[jsco5000 · 3/10 · 29 March 2021]

Normal family movie. Not that much! Soso. I wasted my time.

Bland

[phonzmusik · 2/10 · 19 April 2021]

Such a bland, typical and obvious movie, nothing special, nothing new and nothing different from a Channel 7 midday movie (If you're from Australia) Or the international equivalent)I'm not giving out any spoilers so that is all I will say.

This movie should be a 3* so that's why I'm giving it 2, just so that it comes down a bit from 6 stars.

We Need More of This

[gussjacobs · 8/10 · 26 March 2021]

Movies the entire family can watch are rare. Our family loves these sorts of movies. This movie features a wonderful story with a delightful cast. Nice to finally see a movie portray accurate survival skills, especially how to make fire.

Three Cheers for Chinook!

[johnroberts-3 · 9/10 · 24 March 2021]

If you're looking for clean family entertainment look no further, this movie has it all for your family. We really enjoyed the movie, our kids thought the skunk was hysterical.

Great Adventure For The Whole Family!

[roxybrown-1 · 8/10 · 24 March 2021]

Our entire family really enjoyed this movie, even grandma! The film has a wonderful message and some exciting scenes. The kids will watch it over and over.