A Dog Named Duke

It was refreshing to see a film portraying a military veteran's struggles with post traumatic stress. To see the end result with healing instead of harm was refreshing. The actor nailed the performance.

OMG, I was bawling like a baby. Not a typical romance story that Hallmark is known for, but a heartwarming must watch nonetheless.

Missed this one back in 2012. Thank you Hallmark Drama for airing this wonderful movie again! It's not your typical Hallmark movie - no human love story. It's about the struggles of Veterans. It about PTSD. It's about loyalty. It's about facing your fears. It's about forgiveness. But most if all - it's about the relationship between man and dog. I watched it on our DVR - and saved it for my hubby to watch. He loved it too. Great story ... and Steven Weber is amazing in a non-comedic role (which we seldom see him in). Highly recommend watching it whenever it's available on TV.

This made-for-TV movie, currently being shown on one of the Hallmark channels, is a serious drama - but Be Warned! for there is no romantic love and there is no humor. This movie is not a light-hearted romp through the sunlit plains of human emotions.

It is a story that centers on a disabled veteran and his love for his dog, Duke, and its narrative finds true emotional power by separating and eventually reuniting the man and his dog. It is unflinching in showing the wreckage of the man's life caused by his military service, his PTSD and his injury. Kudos to the filmmakers: the veterinary medicine in the movie is highly realistic, and the eventual reunion of some family members is treated realistically and with restraint. There are various side-stories (a bid to buy the animal clinic, a daughter's marriage, and an attempt to find employment) that do not distract too much from the central drama.

My wife cried like a blubbering baby at one point in the movie and rejoiced at the end of it. That is an important measure of a film's success, and you may react to "Duke" in the same way, especially if you love dogs.

Popcorn is all that's needed with this gem. It's a wonderful heart warming archive, needless to say, a cherishiable and heart warming movie that anyone can enjoy. Such a good film, such a nice film. I can't wait to see it and watch it over and over again. I love this movie, it's what I'm tryna say. Popcorn of a flick, yup. There's nothing better than a dog finding one family it searched for. Nothing greater. Just one. One everybody can work with, and hope with, and help with. Nothing greater. Better. Nicer. Finer. No candy needed, it's all what a person can enjoy in a movie, just needs popcorn.