War Dog: A Soldier's Best Friend

When my parents and I decided to.watch this documentary, we expected a heartwarming tale of courageous canines saving the day. Boy, were we wrong. I am quite an emotional viewer, but this film had my whole family in tears. It's gut-wrenching. This is by no means a way to scare you away from the film - rather, just a warning so you know what you're watching beforehand. Treat it more like a film about war, not cute animal heroes. If you love dogs like me, the movie might be even harder to get through simply because of all the terrible situations the dogs and their handlers are forced to go through. This movie does not hold back from saving the saddest stories for the end.

Now that that's out of the way, it's a very good film. "Good" in the more objective sense, as in quality and direction, not in terms of enjoyment. It's an amazing, emotional film. But if you don't like those sad films where the dog dies at the end, you better skip this one.