Good Boy - Reviews

Due to its nature, this experimental horror movie sometimes obscures its narrative thread, but it's so inventive and moving that it's very much worth a look, especially for dog lovers.

An indie achievement that tells a haunted house story from a new perspective.

A sweet and scary horror movie told entirely from the dog’s point of view.

...a tough watch for dog lovers – but it's also one of the year's best horror movies.

At 73 minutes, the movie doesn’t overstay its welcome, wrapping up shortly after it feels like this scenario has been used to its maximum potential, while also providing one hell of a spotlight for its charismatic canine star.

...an interesting blend of supernatural horror and dog buddy film that’s definitely worth a watch.

...may not exactly reinvent the haunted house subgenre, but it proves you can still teach an old dog new tricks.

...crafty supernatural horror leads with a heroic dog.

By the end, Indy and this movie deserve a treat.

Ben Leonberg casts his own dog Indy in a surprisingly novel and effective horror film.

It’s a movie that could have been made at any time in the past 50 years, with high-concept provocations and talking points that feel like something from the age of Kubrick’s Clockwork Orange...

Bravo to Indy, who displays more humanity than many human actors are even capable of. 

...there’s an intriguing question mark over whether what we’re seeing is indeed the manifestation of a demonic curse, or simply how a dog, with its heightened senses, responds to the life-threatening illness of its owner.

Good Boy is sometimes a work of horror genius, but its novel premise would have been better suited to a short film instead of a feature.

Yes; it stars a dog–but it’s also one of the year’s most potently unnerving and emotionally resonant horror films at the same time.

Bakom “Good Boys” ovanliga perspektiv döljer sig en berättelse om sorg, lojalitet och skräck – mer gripande än gastkramande.