June & Kopi

There's a lot going on here. Knowing the country's stigma towards dogs, this movie tries its best to change the status quo. It felt like the movie was made solely for this reason.

Though it's got honorable intentions, the plot really did felt forced (another word for it might be predictable). Going into this in detail must contain spoilers, but there's this one scene in particular that would make people straight up laugh cause of how improbable the whole thing was.

Acting was awesome, the dogs did well too. Stray dogs can be innately smart too, why not? But something really did bug me about the dogs. They used 2 completely different dogs to portray June, the main dog of the movie. They were not the same breed (original June is like a white belgian, substitute is a white husky). Felt like insulting the audience, thinking that people won't notice. Insults dog owners even more, which is what hit me personally. Hence my review title.

Indonesian pride kept me from rating this movie any lower. I am biased in this way. But they truly could have made a way better movie. Cast and directorial style is already there, just ruined by the decision in cutting corners with some aspects of the movie.

I am a sucker for dog movies , really anything to do with dogs . This was a touching story as far as animals are concerned , it kept you drawn in and was a cute family movie for kids of all ages .

Possibly it's a cultural difference, but the dad was an unbelievable jerk with a very controlling personality. I did not like the power dynamic at all in the family , especially relating to decisions about the dog , the dad acts like a master of the wife . This was the biggest bother and brought my score down a lot .

It's cute and feel good but with some major issues .

Only the second Indonesian movie ever about dogs since 'Boni & Nancy' (John Tjasmadi, 1974), Noviandra Santosa's 'June & Kopi' is one of those typical animal films that's heartwarming, has a sad ending, and never really rises beyond that level. Enjoyable, with the diligent performances of its canine stars are a treat and a delight to watch, but the movie suffers from flawed writing and mediocre execution. (It's called 'June & Kopi' but Kopi does nothing at all?)

The plot is very predictable; also, the performances are not very good, the dogs were the best actors.

It's just a average family movie nothing special. But still watchable.