Dog Gone Trouble Movie Review: The unwavering optimism of this pooch will help you find yours

The story is all about the unconditional love between Trouble and his owner (a rich old woman), greedy relatives throwing away the dog, and the dog finding his own identity in the big mean world. While it’s not something unheard of, it still makes a strong attempt to connect with the viewers but somehow lacks that lustre at many places. From surviving a dance-based attack from the squirrels to finding a friend in another stray Rousey (voiced by Pamela Adlon), who is a loner in the big world and despises humans after an unfavorable incident, Trouble finally starts to understand the glaring difference between being a ‘pampered dog’ and an ‘outside dog.’The film also revolves around another pivotal character Zoe (voiced by Lucy Hale), who later takes care of Trouble. Zoe, who is a millennial and aspires to be a singer, is living alone -delivering pizzas to meet ends and equally lost, hurt and sad in the big city. Director Kevin Johnson has skillfully tried to bring out the parallels, similarities and challenges of being an ‘outsider’ through Zoe and Trouble’s characters. In between all this mayhem, there’s a canine catcher who brings Trouble back home to Claire and Norbert. Once again in the lap of luxury, Trouble finally realises what are the real treasures of his life and how all things fall into place, leading to a happy ending. There’s also a Snoop Dog rap at the end. If you are looking for something nice, warm, funny and animated to watch with your children this weekend, then go no further. With so much already happening around us, the happy ending is sure to make us feel loved. While Dog Gone Trouble doesn’t match up to other canine-based movies such as Bolt (2008) or The Secret Life of Pets (2016), it still leaves you with some sweet moments.