Benji is a stray who made a series of friends in the neighborhood. Little kids Paul and Cindy and their housekeeper Mary feeds him as they hide him from the dad. He chases a neighbor's cat. He befriends various locals including a cop, Bill the cafe owner and another stray dog. He finds four villains in an abandoned house. The kids' dad won't allow them to keep the dogs. The villains kidnap Paul and Cindy. Benji tries to help but he's dismissed. He has to keep trying.
The movie is extremely slow at times. It's a low budget affair. It is good for little kids and animal lovers. It's really cute at first but it gets a bit repetitive. I also don't care for the song mainly because it keeps playing over and over again. The movie has limited choice since it has fill the silence without dialog. It would be more compelling to cut back on some of the early introduction. It meanders like Benji roaming the neighborhood. The movie picks up after the kidnapping and it becomes a nice thriller. It's Lassie with a tiny dog.
The movie is extremely slow at times. It's a low budget affair. It is good for little kids and animal lovers. It's really cute at first but it gets a bit repetitive. I also don't care for the song mainly because it keeps playing over and over again. The movie has limited choice since it has fill the silence without dialog. It would be more compelling to cut back on some of the early introduction. It meanders like Benji roaming the neighborhood. The movie picks up after the kidnapping and it becomes a nice thriller. It's Lassie with a tiny dog.