Hotel for Dogs

Adapted from author Lois Duncan's 1971 children's book of the same name, director Thor Freudenthal's Hotel for Dogs follows two mischievous orphans as they attempt to hide dozens of stray dogs in an abandoned hotel. Disheartened by their new guardians' announcement that pets are strictly forbidden, ...more

Emma Roberts, last seen as 2007's charmingly retro-wholesome Nancy Drew, is only slightly more wised-up in the Disneyesque-but-not-Disney Hotel for Dogs. And that's not a bad thing. Roberts is Andi, a slightly troublesome 16-year-old foster child. When we first meet Andi and her 11-year-old brother Bruce (Jake T. Austin), the two are scamming a pawnshop for some quick cash. But wait: The reason they need the dough is so they can feed their dog Friday, who is banned from their latest foster ...more

Strays of both the kiddie and canine varieties long for a place to call home as Lois Duncan's Scholastic paperback is adapted for the big screen courtesy of director Thor Freudenthal. Dog lovers will quickly warm to the story of two orphaned siblings who put the needs of their beloved pooch, Friday, before their own -- even when it means incurring the wrath of their selfish foster parents -- and kids will get a kick out of watching the visually inventive story unfold as the four-legged guests ...more