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‘Arthur The King’ Review: Mark Wahlberg And A Scrappy New Dog Star Make This Remarkable True Story Come To Cinematic Life
Let me state right out that I am a sucker for dog movies. I still can’t get over My Dog Skip. I learned valuable lifelong lessons from Old Yeller. I consider Lassie a personal friend. I took selfies at the Oscar nominees luncheon with Messi, the French border collie I was pushing for Best Supporting […]
So in addition to him we learn the back stories of the crew he is with including former arch nemesis Leo (Simu Liu) whom he is forced to bring on board due to his social media skills and at the demand of sponsor Broadrail who is footing the bill; Olivia (Nathalie Emmanuel) who is determined to carry on her champion father’s legacy in the sport; and Chik (Ali Suliman) who has won 7 previous times but due to an injury is considered done. Occasionally director Simon Cellan Jones sets his cameras on a stray mixed breed mutt wanderting the streets of Santo Domingo alone in search of scraps, clearly without an owner and visibly mistreated from wherever he has emerged. This movie and story is a natural for the star, and the supporting cast is also up to the task even though they are eventually working opposite a talented scene stealer whose real name is Ukai, doing what I understand is 90% of his own stunts.
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