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Romantic comedy about guy who kidnaps girl-next-door's dog, starring David Spade, Patrick Bruel, and one of the world's most beautiful actresses, Sophie Marceau. Spade is ridiculous as a romantic lead, there's too much syrup and not enough shtick and the whole thing is maybe a tenth as funny as previews and/or premise suggest. That said, a doggie doo sequence is disgustingly hilarious, the kitchen-sink hu- mor has something for everyone, and the cameos are fun, like Jon Lov- itz as a "dog whisperer." Jeff Pollack directs from a script by James B. Cook, Marc Meeks, and David Spade. (Rated "PG-13"/ 95 min.) Grade: D+ Copyright 1999 by Michael J. Legeros Movie Hell™ is a trademark of Michael J. Legeros