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Rescued By Ruby Review: Grant Gustin Leads Earnest & Overly Sappy Dog Flick
Is it possible to make a bad dog movie? When there is a cute puppy onscreen, it can be hard to outright reject a film, even if it holds some flaws. Such is the case with Netflix's Rescued by Ruby, a true life tale that is bursting with so much affection for the canine at its center that viewers might be tempted to adopt one of their own. Directed by Katt Shea and led by an earnest performance from Grant Gustin, Rescued by Ruby is very much the definition of a crowd-pleaser. The only things bogging it down are a surface-level scope and a tendency to rely too much on on-the-nose sentimentality. Rescued by Ruby isn't exactly a perfect or deep movie, but it is bound to draw smiles and tears from anyone who has cuddled with a dog of their own.