

And oh, you bet there is scatological humor. There are rambunctious moments of quelling the dog, mischievous moments of chasing the dog, and frantic moments of running away from a gene-splicing tech guru (Tony Hale). It's your standard children's fantasy come alive with a giant dog that needs to be cared for as well as kept a secret. What can one expect from the 80-minute live-action feature film of a children's book series that was about a giant red dog? While ostensibly made for little kids, like those strictly under ten, Clifford the Big Red Dog (not to be confused with the equally alarming Clifford) is banal entertainment that's inoffensive as long as you don't have a deep personal attachment to the best-selling source material. Rating: PG (Mild Action|Impolite Humor|Thematic Elements) Based on the beloved Scholastic book character, Clifford will teach the world how to love big! While her single mom (Sienna Guillory) is away for business, Emily and her fun but impulsive uncle Casey (Jack Whitehall) set out on an adventure that will keep you on the edge-of-your-seat as our heroes take a bite out of the Big Apple.

When middle-schooler Emily Elizabeth (Darby Camp) meets a magical animal rescuer (John Cleese) who gifts her a little, red puppy, she never anticipated waking up to find a giant ten-foot hound in her small New York City apartment.
