It's a «go with it or be left behind» challenge by Connolly, whose film soars or sinks on how willing its audience is to suspend disbelief in
several key moments while also demanding a very real emotional involvement it never earns.
Not surprisingly,
several key moments (a major conflict involving a surveillance camera, another concerning a prospective boat buyer, and so on) are swiftly left in the wake of mounting improbabilities — in the hope, I guess, that you'll forget about them as completely as the characters do.
There are
several key moments, when your puppy might have some needs.