SWEET KID, LOVABLE DOG, UNEVEN SCRIPT IN ‘CLIFFORD’
It’s really not that complicated. Kids love dogs. Dogs love kids. Separate them at your peril.
So despite obvious efforts to link the beloved and durable “Clifford” story, about a huge dog and the little girl who loves him, to a bigger and more current message in the CGI-meetslive action “Clifford the Big Red Dog, ” it really isn’t necessary. You had us at “Clifford.”
On some levels the film, directed by Walt Becker, understands this,
