A Dog's Journey is easily one of the biggest movie surprises of the year so far. This movie continues the story of A Dog's Purpose as Bailey begins his quest to look out for his owner's granddaughter. Josh Gad continues to do great voicing all the main dogs. His voice fits perfectly and his comedic moments really land. Dennis Quaid gives a really good performance in a smaller role this time. Betty Gilpin's performance is fine, but her character is so unlikable for the majority of the movie she becomes annoying to watch. Abby Ryder Fortson does a fantastic job playing CJ when she is young. She is incredibly charming and just delightful to watch. Kathryn Prescott does a great job playing teenage and adult CJ. She is immediately likable and handles her emotional scenes perfectly. Henry Lau gives a decent performance and has good chemistry with Prescott but does not have a ton to do. Gail Mancuso did a really good job directing. The movie looks great and the way certain scenes are shot was very creative. The script is fantastic with likable lead characters and a compelling story. The movie might be a little overly emotional manipulative, but that did not stop me from crying numerous times throughout. I do want to stress while this movie might be PG, this is not a kids movie. The story deals with some extremely heavy and dark topics that kids will not understand. At 109 minutes the pacing is good though it does occasionally drag. Overall, A Dog's Journey was a massive surprise and really connected with me emotionally.
8/10
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