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Really,such bad acting. The dogs were adorable (that's why it's not a one star) and you could tell they tried. They're the reason I kept watching. The humans were ridiculous. How does that even happen? It's like the script was written the night before and the high school drama club would have done a much better job. It could have been a wonderful movie and I hope someone rewrites it and either gives the actors more time to learn the lines...extra takes when they screw up and let them/hope they can...get into their characters more. I'm not all the way through it yet and I certainly hope everything works out perfectly at the end...that IS protocol for these movies after all.

The plot itself is cute enough, however the bad acting and bad soundtrack outweighs the pros of the movies

Probably would have been a cute movie, but the acting is so bad it makes you cringe. The actors were so terrible, I couldn't even finish the film.

My daughter absolutely loves animal movies, especially with dogs. The story seemed very interesting when me and my daughter read the info on the TV before watching. I was very unimpressed. From the very first five minutes of the movie, I wanted to change the station because of how unengaged I was. I made the dumb decision to keep watching, hoping it would get better. Dumb idea. It seemed to do nothing but get worse and worse! The acting completely ruined the movie. The actors sounded like they were just reading the lines off the script. There was no emotion what so ever, which is very strange considering the story line is very dramatic and emotional. The whole thing felt scripted and fake. I feel like I completely wasted 90 minutes of my life. I would not recommend this to anyone.

The good news first, the dogs are adorable (and I'm a cat person). That's where the good news ends. Even by the high held standards of made for TV Christmas movies this is pretty bad. Just concentrate on the dogs. They're adorable.

The plot of the movie was actually so good! Really cute and heartwarming, telling the story of a troubled teen that gets a new perspective through court ordered juvenile probation and community service.

However, the script, the production, and much of the acting was really bad. B rating at best. A lot of the blocking was off, the angle the scenes were filmed felt homemade, and some of the lines were truly cringe. I feel the story would do very well remake and a higher budget to get experienced director and production team.

I would watch again for the story but I will definitely be cringing through some of it.

My wife and I had a blast watching this terrible movie. How did that kid get the main role? Who wrote this? The entire movie is 1000 "touching scenes" over and over. Can't believe I watched this entire movie. Holy crap it's bad!!!

A sweet, simple story. Not perfect, but totally forgivable and lovable. The dogs are the real stars!

I watch a lot of films and some are so bad they are quite good, this does not fall into that category. This is just horrendous. Poor, very very poor acting, script was not good and the director must think he's the new Ed Wood, because he obviously doesn't think the audience care about details, like acting, script and editing. If you find a good review they are either lying through their teeth or was involved in the film. Although I would guess anyone involved in this film are probably doing other careers, because acting and film making is not their calling.

Clearly this has basically nothing to do with Christmas but they really want to use that as a rope to pull you in. The plot and writing felt like it was written on a hungover Sunday and the cinematography was so bad that I'm pretty sure they didn't even check the footage to see if it was in focus or even level. The acting was The Room levels of amazing. It was stiffer than a corpse.

With all that being said, watch it with a group of friends and make a drinking game out of all the cliches. Have fun with it.

The cast looks like it's full of a bunch of relatives of the casting agent. I love Christmas movies, but this is just B-A-D enough to compel me to write this review.

The main boy is a "lovable" foster kid, Jack, assigned to community service at a pet shelter run by 3 young girls -- not sure where the adults are. He has "anger" issues and a crush on the older sister of an equally angry redhead names Ryan. Jack is not only a terrible actor, he is clearly gay which wouldn't matter if they weren't trying to make a heterosexual love connection. To be clear, he isn't the only bad actor. The whole cast is terrible except for the probation officer. I'm not sure if is just the acting or the directing as well.

The movie is about 2 dysfunctional teens working together to get a bunch of misfit dogs adopted before Christmas. The "misfit" dogs are actually quite cute. If you can put up with the bad acting and you like dogs, maybe it's worth a look.

Seriously terrible acting! The guy from Family Matters aside, and a couple others with small parts no one in this movie can act. The movie seriously has value to teach actors how not to "Act". The "Acting" at times was comical when it shouldn't be. Exaggerated forced emotion, exaggerated forced facial expressions, and then at other times the opposite virtually no emotion. It was just odd, and makes you feel embarrassed for them. I recommend this movie as an example of "acting". Acting is what you never want in a movie. You want natural, smooth, fluid human speech/reactions/expressions. This movie contains very little of that, and only gets worse as the movie proceeds. Enjoy!

The acting is rly bad. And also they keep trashing on petunia and shes so cute like they can just shut up. Poor pentunia. I would adopt her.

Why does this need 150 characters omg.

"The 12 Dog Days of Christmas" movie is on, in the other room while I'm in the kitchen. I'm hearing the dialog, thinking to myself "developmentally challenged kid hanging out at the local animal shelter story". Then it goes to commercial for Humane Society of the US with pictures of tragically neglected and abused dogs.

Then I remembered HSUS is known for more euthanasia of animals than actually rescuing and re-homing animals.

Then I remembered San Diego State University showing this movie as a Humane Society fundraiser in 2014.

This is actor Vincent Giovagnoli's translation of "a troubled teen"?

Sorry, but this movie has no redeeming qualities.

Que the Sarah McLachlan...

This is a good movie for a rainy day, or unwinding after a stressful holiday familial free-for-all. It's a gentle, amiable family film, so the kids and grandma will all enjoy it, and teenage boys will dig the chicks - especially the lovable redhead. Plus, there are plenty of dogs in it, which is a good thing, because everyone knows dogs are better people than people are. Reginald Veljohnson is an old pro, and the kids are fine. It has a "Southern" feel to it (I think it was actually shot in the Carolinas), which adds to the genteel charm. It has a warmth to it, and the writing is appropriately lean and unostentatious. I've watched it more than once this season. It's definitely worth watching.

Jack Whitley is a troubled, but talented foster kid. He doesn't have much hope for this Christmas, until he begins his community service at a no-kill animal shelter. Jack meets 3 lovely young women there. Blair, Hillary, and Ryan. Just a few days after he begins working there he gets the most terrible news. The shelter is going to close by Christmas. Which means all of the dogs there are going to be hauled off to the city pound, where most of them will be put down. Will they get all of the dogs adopted within the short deadline of 12 days? You'll have to watch it to find out! 12 Dog Days Till Christmas is a touching story of hope, friendship, and family. It's a new Christmas classic!

How can a movie with all these lovable dogs not be a winner?

This movie is just absolutely incredible from start to finish everything about it is perfect and i sob every time, the love story throughout was so emotional and beautiful, i want to thank the creators and actors (can't forget the dogs) for making this movie and giving me the greatest experience of my entire life, i watch this with my brother every Christmas and we both laugh and cry together throughout, the plot is amazing and is overall a masterpiece, it is called 12 dogs days till Christmas but i could watch this with 120 dog days left till christmas as it is so much fun and a movie that should be watched all year round.

This stunning tale of dog adoption is the greatest thing iv ever seen. The wit and charisma of the main charter jack knows no bounds. It will make you laugh, it will make you cry, I highly recommend.