.DeadlinePete reviews 'The Call of the Wild'
was first published in 1903 and has been a staple of young readers ever since. There have also been several movies made from the story of Buck, the St. Bernard/Scotch Collie, and his journey to his forever home in the open wild.
The movie itself takes various liberties with London’s original tale and the action has been ratcheted up considerably by writer Michael Green and director Chris Sanders, who is making his live-action debut after working on various animated films likeClearly he is comfortable with inanimate character work. The various stunts and scenes written for Buck would make it difficult to believe a real dog could pull it all off, even a stunt dog.
I wasn’t sure at first if I was watching the real thing or a special effect, but I surmised it had to be CGI, and indeed it was. After a while I was fine with it, and rather enjoyed traveling with Buck on his adventures, as I think kids and family audiences are also likely to as well. Much of that reason is the casting of Harrison Ford as prospector John Thornton, who befriends Buck and later becomes his human partner.
In supporting roles, Bradley Whitford plays the first master of Buck, then completely domesticated and a friendly house pet until he is dognapped and sent on to unknown places. Omar Sy and Cara Gee play a nice couple who work with him as Buck leads their team of sled dogs delivering the mail.
Production values are first rate, the locations stunning, and the story still timeless no matter the technique used to tell it this time. Producers are Erwin Stoff and James Mangold. This looks like a Disney film, so appropriately it has come to them courtesy of the newly renamed 20th Century Studios. It releases Friday.The Call of the Wild?
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