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.
Rhode Island state trooper Dan O'Neil (Gustin) has one dream in life — to join the prestigious K9 unit. Year after year, he's applied to the local program, which is run by blunt, but supportive Matt Zarella (Scott Wolf), only to be rejected every time. After numerous fruitless attempts, Dan makes some major progress by adopting Ruby, an eager pup from the animal shelter who has yet to connect with a family. That would be because she doesn't listen to commands, gleefully destroys anything in her path, and drives everyone but the animal shelter's employees crazy. Dan is determined to train Ruby and turn her into a viable candidate for the K9 team, but to say he has his work cut out for him would be putting it lightly.
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Rescued by Ruby is indeed based on a true story, as well as the short stories «Ruby: A Dogwink Story» and «Dogwink Ruby» by Squire Rushnell and Louise DuArt, who both serve as executive producers. The script,
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