Max

Max 

Rating 6 out of 10

Taking the granddaughters to the movies.  Planned to see the animated film Inside Out, but it was sold out.  It was either this or Ted 2.  The girls were fine with the teddy bear movie.  I figured their mom would not be as thrilled.  Max it is.

Max is a military trained dog in Afghanistan.  His handler is Kyle who looks at the dog like family.  When he is tragically killed Max is deemed unusable by other soldiers.  They determine he will either be adopted by the Kyle's family or put down.  The family takes the dog in and puts Kyles younger brother with an attitude in charge.  The brother, Justin, at first wants nothing to do with the dog.  Later there is a side plot of bad Mexican cartels buying guns.

This is a cute enough movie that not long ago would be a Hallmark/Lifetime movie of the week.  It's mostly predictable but in a good way.  The acting is paint by numbers yet good enough.  Some actors you will recognize.

I was entertained.  Probably a good rental.