How
to Steal a Dog (2014)
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Platform: Amazon Prime
Ji-so is a young homeless girl, living in
a pizza van with her mom and little brother. When their family fell
on hard times, the father left with the promise to soon return, but
not before the rest of the family was kicked out of their home. Tired
of being homeless and wanting nothing more than to have a grand, fun
birthday with all her friends at a nice big house, Ji-so concocts a
scheme with her friend & brother to kidnap a rich person's dog!
Her plan is to return the dog for a reward, then use that reward
money to buy a new home for them. Wolly initially outsmarts the kids'
dog-napping attempt, and then the nephew of Wolly's owner tries to
make the dog permanently disappear in order to secure his
inheritance! Will Ji-so's father ever return, or will she spend the
rest of her childhood living on the streets?
*Pretty
sure this was a family/children's movie, what with the “hijinks,”
colors, and camera angles. It had a good balance of happy and sad
moments, but it didn't have the “happily ever after” ending one
would typically expect from a children's film. It had more of a Pixar
movie ending, where the characters still end up happy, but not
everything is fixed. Not an instant favorite, but it was okay for at
least a one-time viewing. *
