Good Boy

A loyal dog moves to a rural family home with his owner, only to discover supernatural forces lurking in the shadows. As dark entities threaten his human companion, the brave pup must fight to protect the one he loves most. (IMDB)

Let’s face it, at this point, we’ve seen most of what can be done in terms of horror… However, we’ve seen it with our own human eyes. In Good Boy, the entire story is lived through the eyes of a dog.

In a normal horror movie, the protagonists can hide, fight back, defend themselves. In Good Boy, you feel the helplessness of Indy as he must face what lurks in the dark corner of his new home. He can’t grab a gun, call the cops, escape by car or outsmart the monsters. All he can do is bark, growl and run. What would have been just another 3 stars horror movie, a bit too slow for my taste, becomes one of the most tense and strange experience we’ve had in a long time.

Also, Indy, playing as himself, is a real star. That dog looks so sweet, we feared for him during the entire movie.

I wouldn’t watch it a second time but I’m glad to have spent an evening behind the eyes (and the wet nose) of a man’s most loyal friend.