Dog of a kiddie film

The Shaggy Dog is OK if you're eight, or preferably younger.

It's an uninspired Disney remake of their very first live-action comedy which starred Fred MacMurray as a man who turns into a dog.

The star this time round is Tim Allen, who's a decent physical comedian but whose charm may escape most adults.

The above-average supporting cast includes Robert Downey Jr, Philip Baker Hall and Danny Glover, but they're all under-used and look as though they're doing this strictly to pay the mortgage.

Director Brian Robbins lays on the pro-family sentiment so thickly that I found myself first whimpering, then whining and finally trying to play dead.

The Shaggy Dog
Cert: U