The beloved children's book character comes to the big screen, as 12-year-old Emily is left in the care of her unreliable Uncle Casey (played by Jack Whitehall) and inadvertently takes ownership of a cute little red puppy which - in a 'careful what you wish for' scenario - grows very large and high jinks ensue. Saddled with a weak villain, the rather uninteresting script chugs along listlessly but delivers some effective sight gags, and the film aims for the charm and whimsy of something like Babe but is just too underpowered. The CG rendering of the titular character is about as convincing as Whitehall's interestingly wayward American accent, but look out for Emily's friend Owen (Izaac Wang) who is quite good fun when he appears. Overall, Clifford is a very mild film, patience-testing at times, but pleasant enough.
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