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Title: LASSIE COMES HOME
Review: The whole family should enjoy this wonderful retelling of the familiar Lassie tale. Set in pre-WWII England and Scotland, the movie is beautifully filmed, lushly scored, and excellently acted. The dog herself is beautiful and there are times her expressions are amazing. Jonathan Mason as little Joe is heartbreaking; Samantha Morton shines as Joe's mother and John Lynch is fine as the dad who is forced to sell the collie for food money. Peter O'Toole chews up the scenery as the Duke and is marvelous; Peter Dinklage in too brief a role is mesmerizing as the dwarf who befriends Lassie.A few hankies might be necessary but the happy ending is warmly received. A fine family film.
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