Bailey's Billion$

Bailey's Billion$ is a kids movie that being released next week in very few theatres and it's a shame, because is one of the best movies for little kids out there right now that adults can also enjoy, unlike crap like Sky High, too Michael Jackson like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and the foul mouthed (though great for adults) Bad News Bears.

Bailey is a dog (voiced by Jon Lovitz) who can talk, but not with everybody, only with his guardian, an animal behaviorist named Theodore Maxwell, played by former Man of Steel Dean Cain. Bailey's owner dies one day and leaves all her fortune to him, which makes nephew Caspar Pennington (Tim Curry) and his wife Dolores (Jennifer Tilly) go crazy. Specially because the now deceased lady also leaves money for her maid and her husband.
But the fortune is all Bailey's, and he's also the CEO of the dog shelter company the lady owned, though Caspar and Dolores are in charge of it, and they secretly use it as a puppy mill. They also plan to kidnap Bailey in order to ask for ransom, blame Theodore for being a bad guardian, and then take him to court to get Bailey (and the fortune) for themselves. But their plans are in danger when the shelter's administrator (and former animal rights activist) Marge Maggs (Laurie Holden) and her little daughter and friend get involved as Bailey falls for their dog Tessa, and Theodore has a crush for Marge too.

It's also pretty simple and silly, but it works. And it's Tim Curry's and Jennifer Tilly's performances that make even more watchable. Yes, it really sucks to see Tim Curry having to take these roles, but at least he's great at them. He and Jennifer are so over the top that it works great, and every time they're on screen you are entertained. The love story part is kind of lame like always in this type of movies but Dean Cain is very good as the shy and clumsy Theodore.

Nobody is going to see this movie, but I'm glad I did, because I'm sure I'll watch this one again in the future, and I'll still like it. It's one of those movies I can really see myself watching over and over when it's shown on cable just to waste time. That sounds like a bad thing but is not, Bailey's Billion$ is actually good.