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Because of Winn-Dixie

After moving to a small Florida town with her preacher father, a lonely young girl adopts a stray dog. Comfortingly low-key, this canine comedy is old-fashioned family fare with a warm heart and a cold nose.

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Stars:	Annasophia Robb, Jeff Daniels, Cicely Tyson, Dave Matthews, Eva Marie Saint
Director:	Wayne Wang
Year:	2005
Running time:	106 mins
Certificate:	U

There haven't been too many girl-and-dog movies since Elizabeth Taylor besought Lassie to come home.

And there may not be many more after this maudlin item, soaked molasses-deep in Southern charm, about preacher's daughter Opal (budding Hollywood babe AnnaSophia Robb) and the loveable mutt she discovers while he's wrecking the local supermarket, Winn-Dixie.

Blind 'witch' Gloria (Tyson), grumpy landlord Alfred (B J Hopper), reclusive librarian Miss Franny (Eva Marie Saint), ex-jailbird Otis (Matthews) and even Daddy (Daniels) and the awful Dewberry boys - all are converted to Opal's belief in sharing joy as well as sadness.

There hasn't been a goodier two-shoes since Shirley Temple took Sunnybrook Farm. Despite idiotic dialogue and lots of OTT acting, chances are that dog-loving small girls will like it.

User reviews

Sophie Campbell

This film is about a dog named Winn Dixie and a little girl. She finds a dog in a shopping store she is very lonely. Winn Dixie is the only friend she has ever had this dog helps her get friends but it runs away so the girl is very upset wen she has all these friends she doesn't care what they do just as long as she finds Winn Dixie.