"There's already something haunted about the cabin, filled with memories of Todd's family and the dogs they had before Indy, told via creepy old videotapes mysteriously filmed and preserved, but there's something else lurking in the shadows. Indy is loyal to a fault, never too far from his owner, but as Todd's behaviour starts to grow alarming, growing sicker as he stays there longer, how good of a boy can Indy be?"
"It turns out a very good boy, played rather brilliantly by another very good boy, the real dog of director Ben Leonberg, also called Indy. Without the assistance of any digital trickery (the film is small and ultra low budget) he is our eyes and ears throughout, fearfully reacting to bumps in the night and an owner who appears to be having a Jack Torrance-style transformation at the hands of the house and the spirits within it."
Good Boy follows Indy, a loyal retriever, as he watches his owner Todd retreat to a grandfather's remote cabin after an undefined medical crisis. The cabin contains haunted memories and creepy old videotapes documenting past family dogs, while other unseen forces lurk in the shadows. As Todd's behavior becomes increasingly alarming and physically sicker, Indy remains close, fearfully reacting to nocturnal disturbances and his owner's Jack Torrance–like transformation. The film uses the real dog of director Ben Leonberg as the point-of-view protagonist, avoids digital effects on a micro budget, and turns the canine perspective into an emotionally resonant haunted-house experience.
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