The Call of the Wild (2020)
One of my New Years Eve films and perfect for that run up to midnight. The snowy locations were matched by the weather at home and it was a nice undemanding couple of hours of fun punctuated by the odd scene of suspense in what was basically a heartwarming take on Jack London's classic novel.
Harrison Ford was as good as ever (unless you don't like Ford then he was as poor as ever) and did well acting against a non-existent dog, but i never even recognised Dan Stevens or Karen Gillan and was surprised to see their names listed as the credits rolled.
People had issues with the CGI dog the film centered round but i was fine with it. It's expressions made me smile and it was far better then having an animal beaten until it did what the movie makers wanted in my opinion.
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