Good Boy

Good Boy, 2025, 1 ¾ stars

Bark bigger than bite

Good Boy, though original, is not a good film

Exclusive to MeierMovies, October 10, 2025

With horror, everyone is always trying to reinvent the wheel. But the coolest reinvention this year doesn’t roll – it walks on four legs.

Good Boy, the debut feature from writer-director Ben Leonberg, is your standard, often ridiculous supernatural horror except for the fact that the story is told from the perspective of a dog. It’s not one of those annoying POV films, though. Instead, it uses a Hitchcock-style subjective camera, which just happens to be from the dog’s perspective.

Todd (Shane Jensen) and his dog, Indy, move from New York City to the abandoned country house of his departed grandfather. Suffering from a serious lung condition, Todd hopes the natural setting with either improve his health or bring him peace. But Todd’s sister (Arielle Friedman) doesn’t like the idea of Todd and Indy living alone, as she thinks the home is haunted. Indeed, the solitude didn’t help his grandfather, as he and his own four-legged friend died there years ago, under eerily similar circumstances.

Leonberg, who co-wrote the screenplay with Alex Cannon, took years to film, mostly because of the low budget, tiny crew and four-human cast, plus the fact that a single reaction shot from Indy often took an entire day to shoot. But despite the intriguing concept and solid cinematography, this is a one-note film and, at just 73 minutes, a slight one at that. If you look past the lovability of the loyal, lead canine, you will find little to sink your teeth into.

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For more information on the movie, visit IMDB and Wikipedia. The film is currently in cinemas.