A man moves into his deceased grandfather's country house, only to have his dog, Indy, repeatedly senses a presence of an evil entity. The concept is simple enough, and several of the shots are framed masterfully, with the dog upstaging the humans in ways not explored before. Think of "Call of the Wild," but with a bleak, eerie tone.
Unfortunately, despite the original premise, Ben Leonberg's movie never concludes with a bang that the collection of creepy scenes preceding it promised. Ivy stares at empty walls, hallways, rooms, and occasionally, a shadowy figure will appear before ultimately vanishing, leaving the dog stupefied. This happened so many times that I was exhausted by the film's "empty" promises.
It's never a good thing when a 73-minute movie feels too long, but that's precisely the case with "Good Boy." It possesses an ambitious idea, but its execution stumbles repeatedly. The villain essence that we eventually see hardly amounts to more than a pile of crap; in fact, it appears to be made of such. How ironic.
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