This film is based on a novel written by Garth Stein. Denny is a race car driver in Seattle and he lives alone. He decides he’s going to get a dog and he goes to look at some Golden Retriever puppies. He selects a boy puppy and he names him Enzo Swift. Denny did not think about the details of taking care of a puppy, especially the potty training but he is determined to do the job. Later, Enzo and Denny begin running together. Enzo watches the races on television with Denny and he starts to get the idea of how to drive a car and race. Enzo has a LOT to say about Denny and his friends. Denny meets Eve and they get married. Enzo is not sure about this new person but they all start to get along. Denny gets a chance to race at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach Florida.
There have been alterations in this film that are different from the novel. One character is omitted and Denny’s legal troubles are changed to a different subject. One very good thing about the marriage between Denny and Eve is that she is not trying to limit Denny’s career as a driver. Eve’s parents are very wealthy and they are the opposite of Eve. They think this job is too dangerous for a man with a wife, especially since the wife is their daughter. This is a very emotional drama told from the point of view of Enzo the Golden Retriever. Racing analogies are used to explain how to steer thought life’s most difficult challenges. This can connect with adults and teens but younger kids might not understand this and they could be upset by the sad scenes. Death is a subject about a person and a dog. There is also a depiction of a child’s fear of separation from a parent. There is pressure about parental custody of a child by grandparents with a lot of money, experiences with the court system and an adult lies in court. I thought this film was very good and interesting too. 5* (I really liked this movie)
109 min, Drama directed by Simon Curtis and written by Mark Bomback with the voice of Kevin Costner, Milo Ventimiglia, Jackie Minns, Marcus Hondro, Ian Lake, Andres Joseph, Gary Cole, Donald Heng, Peter Ciuffa, Matthew Kevin Anderson, Amanda Seyfried, Kathy Baker, Martin Donovan.
Note: Goodreads gives the book 4.21* with 443,889 ratings and 38,456 reviews, Imdb 7.5 out of 10 with 19,716 ratings, Rotten Tomatoes 43% with 117 critics 96% audience if 6,272 ratings, Roger Ebert 2* Nell Minow, Common Sense Media Tara McNamara, 3* out of 5*, age 10+, 5* positive messages, 4* role models, 3* violence, 1* sex, 1* language, 3* consumerism, 1* drinking drugs & smoking, Amazon 4.7* out of 5* with 10,673 ratings, Metacritic 43 out of 100 with 31 critic reviews (positive 6, mixed 5, negative 4), 7.4 out of 10 with 33 user scores (24 positive, mixed 5, negative 4), Letterboxd 3.3* out of 5* with 23 fans, dove.
org faith 1*, integrity 4*, language 1*, other 2* for 2 deaths.
Special Note: This is the first voice role for Kevin Costner. All shots of Denny in the Turner Motorsports M4 GT4 race were filmed with blue screen backgrounds on a stationary airbag suspension rig. All on-track scenes with that car were performed by pro racers Justin Marks and Tanner Foust at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Nearly at the end of this film, Enzo goes for a ride with Denny in a replica 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa. Only 33 original cars were made from 1957 to 1962. They are highly prized for their racing success with legendary drivers at the wheel. In 2014, an original 1957 Testa Rossa sold at a private sale for $39.8 million. Porche has had the most overall victories of any car manufacturer with 22 wins by various models including the road based 911, 935 and 996. In the scene with Denny as the first driver to head to the pits to get rain tires, the car is a Turner BMW.
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