I was expecting a movie about the relationship between the two lead actors. If that had been true, then I would have been able to give this movie 7 stars. The inclusion of the tiger, as a cheap, sensational distraction, to "keep us interested", brought it down to 6 stars.
The cavalier and cold way that Rose approached the prospect of abortion intensified the coldness of her character to the point that I stopped liking her and began wondering why Bubber was dedicated to her. The reference to abortion in such a trivializing way, akin to taking out the garbage, brought my rating of this film to 4 stars.
The scene where the small dog was killed by the tiger, in front of the children, was totally un-necessary, impertinent and vicious on the part of the screen-writer and director. This event compelled me to give the movie its present rating of two stars.
Only the good acting and decent dialogue from C. Thomas Howell prevented me from issuing A Tiger's Tale a score of 1 star.
The cavalier and cold way that Rose approached the prospect of abortion intensified the coldness of her character to the point that I stopped liking her and began wondering why Bubber was dedicated to her. The reference to abortion in such a trivializing way, akin to taking out the garbage, brought my rating of this film to 4 stars.
The scene where the small dog was killed by the tiger, in front of the children, was totally un-necessary, impertinent and vicious on the part of the screen-writer and director. This event compelled me to give the movie its present rating of two stars.
Only the good acting and decent dialogue from C. Thomas Howell prevented me from issuing A Tiger's Tale a score of 1 star.