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16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe title character of Rock Dog isn’t likely to end up on anyone’s Top 5 list of animated heroes, but the film does have a thoroughly enjoyable rocker in it. And an appealingly nasty wolf, too.
- 63St. Louis Post-DispatchSt. Louis Post-DispatchNothing in the film is particularly memorable either, including the music that changes Bodi’s life.
- 50San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubSan Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubToo lackluster to be praised highly, yet too benign to be excoriated, “Rock Dog” is the perfect family film for a rainy day with no other options. It does not deserve mention in any animation history book; and yet it’s completely satisfactory in the moment.
- 50Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAlthough the plot is thin, Rock Dog nevertheless charms with its engaging central characters and unencumbered storyline.
- 50Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshLos Angeles TimesKatie WalshIt doesn't gel and lacks the kind of visual kinetic energy we’ve come to expect from films of this ilk.
- 50The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThe A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyWith a product this generic, one at least expects it to do what it says on the tin.
- 40TheWrapRobert AbeleTheWrapRobert AbeleRock Dog stays firmly in the realm of the pleasant but unremarkable, an air-guitar effort when a stab at virtuosity might have yielded something more memorable.
- 37Washington PostWashington PostIntermittently diverting as it may be, the movie bears all the earmarks of a cobbled-together, made-by-committee product, poorly aimed at its tween-and-younger target audience in look, tone, music and story.
- 25Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreDirector Ash Brannon (“Surf’s Up”) and a slew of credited co-writers could not uncover a laugh in this material. Not a one-liner, not one single sight gag that pays off. The animation is generic, but pretty enough. The music? Sort of a Chinese market research idea of “rock.”