When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.<\/i><\/p>\n Credit: Alamy<\/p>\n One of the most familiar faces on big and, more recently, smaller screens, Kevin Costner\u2019s acting career has been founded on powerful roles. From Elliot Ness in The Untouchables to regular returns to the western, his everyman quality, coupled with portraying unexpected heroes, has never let him down, even when his star seems to be on the wane. But voice acting? While many other actors have ventured into the booth, he\u2019s only ever been in front of the mic once, and the result arrives on Netflix in the UK this weekend. In The Art Of Racing In The Rain (2019), he\u2019s the voice of an adorable Golden Retriever.<\/p>\n Enzo (Costner) is adopted as a puppy by aspiring Formula One driver, Denny (Milo Ventimiglia) and, as he grows, the dog watches over the highs and lows of his master\u2019s career. But this is no ordinary dog. He\u2019s the narrator of his and Denny\u2019s story, and feels so close to him that he wants to be reincarnated as a human. Denny also believes that some of his driving techniques from the track can be applied to his own journey through life. The relationship between man and dog seems to change when Denny meets and falls in love with Eve (Amanda Seyfried) and their family is complete when baby Zoe arrives. There\u2019s more change ahead when Eve falls ill and Enzo provides the constancy that the family needs to stay together.<\/p>\n It’s a three-hanky movie, one that mixes Marley And Me with motor racing, aiming single-mindedly for your tear ducts by telling the story through the eyes of the beloved dog. The combination of Enzo\u2019s POV, Costner\u2019s warm, gravelly tones and the emotional story means you might need more than a mere three. It\u2019s hard to say \u201cno\u201d to a cute puppy, so that first lump in the throat comes early. And, despite a less-than-warm reception from critics, audiences took Enzo and his family to their hearts, welcoming them with 96% on Rotten Tomatoes. For anybody who feels the slightest affection for animals, it\u2019s a must-see and, if they happen to buy into the whole idea of following your dreams, it\u2019s irresistible.<\/p>\n Fans of the film were given a taste of what to expect earlier in the same year with the release of A Dog\u2019s Way Home (2019), an adventure drama with strong echoes of the original Lassie movie. The main difference was that the dog at the centre of the story, a German Shepherd cross called Bella (voiced by Bryce Dallas Howard), could speak directly to the audience while she\u2019s separated from her owner and travelling the 400 miles to find her home again. A heartwarming tale from the get-go, it was also directed by Charles Martin Smith, best known for starring alongside Kevin Costner as Oscar the accountant in The Untouchables (1987).<\/p>\n Credit: Alamy<\/p>\n Few storylines are as laden with emotions as those involving a dog and its owner. The set-ups may change \u2013 a much-loved pet, a military dog, a therapy companion \u2013 but what\u2019s important is the strength of the bond between them and the lessons that come with it. But it\u2019s not every talking dog movie that takes this approach. Strays (2023) most certainly didn\u2019t. There was nothing cute about these four dogs trekking across America to take revenge on one especially cruel former owner.<\/p>\n Director Josh Greenbaum chose the voices to perfection for his cheerfully bad taste comedy, with Will Ferrell as sweet natured Border Terrier Reggie, who is abandoned by his unpleasant owner, and Jamie Foxx as the fast talking, streetwise Bug, the Boston Terrier who befriends him. Along with Australian Shepherd Maggie (voiced by Isla Fisher) and a gentle Great Dane called Hunter (the voice of Randall Park), he radicalises the na\u00efve little mutt. An antidote to The Art Of Racing In The Rain if ever there was one, it\u2019s still for dog lovers, hilariously up-ending the usual one man and his dog clich\u00e9.<\/p>\n If we needed any more proof that the film industry loves dogs, with or without voices, we only have to look as far as Cannes and its annual Palme Dog. Since 2001, it\u2019s been awarded for the best performance by a single or group of dogs (live or animated) in the festival\u2019s line-up. Terrier Uggie became a star in his own right after winning the coveted dog collar in 2011 for The Artist, as well as a regular on the red carpet during the film\u2019s award campaign. It culminated in five Oscars the following year. English Bulldog, Nellie, won in 2015 for her uniquely expressive face in Paterson. She played a male, Marvin, who hated his adopted owner, the Paterson of the title, and the feeling was mutual. The antipathy between the dog and its reluctant master (Adam Driver) produced some of the film\u2019s most deliciously funny moments \u2013 and were definitely worth a round of a-paws!<\/p>\n The Art Of Racing In The Rain<\/strong> is on Netflix in the UK now and on Prime Video in the US.<\/strong><\/p>\n Strays<\/strong> is on Netflix in the UK and on Prime Video in the US.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Alamy One of the most familiar faces on big and, more recently, smaller screens, Kevin Costner\u2019s acting career has been founded on powerful roles. 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