Is there any subgenre thats more designed to put a lump in your throat than the dog-trying-to-find-their-way-home movie?

If there is, I havent met it yet.

But beyond that Pavlovian response, the question remains: Is it any good?

Jonah Hauer King (Finalized);Ashley Judd (Finalized)

Credit: James Dittiger/Columbia Pictures

Well, yes and no.

So just when Lucas and Bella become inseparable, theyre torn apart.

Bella is sent off to live with a friends relatives in New Mexico.

Cue a collective Awwww.

I dont need to tell you how it all ends.

Trust me, you already know.