It's alright. Jay Mohr makes the most of it.

I liked Paulie until I realized Jay Mohr does his voice -_-...anyway, it's a cute movie.

Okay as a kids movie.

Surprisingly tolerable. Yes, it's hokey, and sentimental, and it goes exactly where you know it's going to go, and it has clichés about learning to fly and having your wings clipped and all that other finding-your-true-potential stuff... but it avoids being obnoxious or wacky or zany or anything else that makes most kids films so hard to bear.

When approaching this as a children's-comedy-with-a-talking-animal-protagonist-that-I-vaguely-remember-from-my-childhood, I came with the lowest of low of expectations, so my score, while tiered low, is quite a surprise. Replacing toilet humor with a little heart and charm can do wonders.

Infinitely sentimental (in that child-imagines-their-pet's-history kind of way), but not nearly as bad as it could have been. A family film that only insults the senses, not your intelligence - which is nice.

Schmaltzy, sentimental, and sensational. Ok so you need to suspend belief with the plot - but have you seen Star Wars? Tony Shalhoub is beautifully underplaying his role and if you're looking for a different family film, this could be well worth a look. Funny, quirky and enchanting.

the plot is so dumb that this movie never had a chance.