Honestly, viewers would be better off skimming the Wikipedia entry for this heartwarming true - life tale than sitting through this overwrought, clichéd depiction that values dog reaction shots over anything resembling genuine human emotion. (theyoungfolks.com)
The humour is wide - eyed without ever being dull, playing around with stuff like a police officer who only needs to flip his little yellow head around to be both the good and bad cop (voiced perfectly by Liam Neeson) and Emmet's puppy dog reactions to, well, pretty much everything. (nationalpost.com)
A few sentimental moments — including dog reaction shots, weeping bassoons, and an old family photo album (hey, Bud used to be a lot prettier! (filmfreakcentral.net)