Dove awards this film Approval for All Ages.When I first started writing about religion for Ribbonfarm, I argued that humans have the capacity for interesting mental states that have become harder to access during the transition to modernity. It also encourages humans to be attentive to the way that animals might feel and to create a welcoming environment for all kinds of creatures and personalities. Besides, you know you want to see them recreate the spaghetti scene, right?įamilies will be able to discuss situations where characters from “opposite sides of the tracks” find their commonalities and learn to see those situations from another “person’s” perspective. Yes, there are some tense moments between Lady and first the rat, then Aunt Sarah and her Siamese cats, and finally, with the dog catcher, but for the most part, the film is sweet and innocent. Of course, the latest version of the story, first based on Ward Greene’s “Happy Dan, the Cynical Dog,” still finds Aunt Sarah (Brown) and the dog catcher (Adrian Martinez) causing problems for Lady and the Tramp, but the dynamic tension, the potential for separation from Lady’s human family or each other, is what drives the two dogs closer together. Lady and the Tramp is no different, thanks to the company’s focus on natural animation, and the delivery of performance by the cast and voice actors is stellar. But the end product for each of the films has been entrancing, a blending of wistful times gone by mixed with something fresh for new audiences. Every time that the Disney vault is opened up, and the Mouse’s team turns out a live-action remake, I expect to cringe. While the film finds itself on Disney+ instead of in theaters, it boasts a top-shelf voice cast like Tessa Thompson (“Lady”), Justin Theroux (“Tramp”), and Sam Elliott (“Trusty”), and actors like Kiersey Clemons, Thomas Mann, Yvette Nicole Brown, and F. When Jim brings Lady, a cocker spaniel, home to his wife Darling, he has no idea what adventures lie in store for their new dog once she meets street-smart Schnauzer known as the Tramp.ĭisney handed the keys to the remake of its 1955 hit animated adventure Lady & the Tramp to Director Charlie Bean (Lego Ninjago Movie), and he admirably delivers a live-action retelling of the story that will delight families who’ve enjoyed Dumbo, Aladdin, The Jungle Book, and The Lion King already.

Cringe by Sarah Brown