STRAYS

'Strays' is one of those films that you know from the premise whether you want to see dogs talking about poo and making sex jokes. If that's your humour, then 'Strays' more than delivers. I got a few laughs out of it, but it never really knocked the comedy out it out of the park. I could say some of it is too crude and gross, but the point of this film is just to be balls-to-the-wall R-rated full-on!

Most of the humour is very "it's funny because the dog swore", which gets a chuckle but the film did need to push its comedy a little further for this to be taken further. There are some funny ideas; the'Josh Gad''A Dog's Purpose' dog was quite funny, plus the scene where the dogs get high and see each other as hand puppets and animated versions of themselves lands well. The film needed more of those creative moments to make the leap from a light chuckle to a peak comedy film.

'Strays' may not be for everyone, but it has enough laughs that if the marketing has piqued your interest, you'll get something out of it. The film gets a little too crude, and some of those dirtier jokes do just run a little too long, but if you're not expecting those moments you are probably not the demographic for this film. 'Strays' does what it says on the poster, not anything more or less.