American critics and audiences sometimes show a tendency to overrate some foreign films which are not THAT much better than similar domestic ones. This is a likable, sweet-natured, never-boring film with some observant moments; however, it essentially consists of a series of episodes, and the episodes never build to a compelling whole. You like the film as you watch it, but you never get the feeling that it is anything more than the story of one particular boy, whose life isn't that exceptional after all. (**)
Review of My Life as a Dog
