It’s safe to say that Jason Biggs has done better. Paul Walker? Probably not a whole lot. Luckily we don’t see him much in this movie.

When we do see him, it’s as he leaves his field station in Antarctica as a storm closes in. Unfortunately, he’s leaving his team of sled dogs. As it turns out, the powers that be have ruled that no one will go back in, which means the dogs (of which there are eight) are now on their own, and so Walker will spend the bulk of the rest of the movie trying to get back to them.

And that’s about all we see him. There are some flashes back to the United States (presumably), where he’s trying to raise interest in the plight of his dogs, so he can get back to save them, but since interest usually equates to money, and no one wants to spend money to save some dogs, it means that he typically pops up for a little while and then (mercifully) disappears again.

Most of the movie is taken up by the dogs themselves. When the teams left the station, they were lashed together outside the bunkers, as normal, and they wait patiently for their masters to arrive and let them go. But after a couple of days, they start to get restless, and before long, most of the dogs are roaming free, looking for something to eat.

It is worth noting that some of the dogs don’t try and get out – or can’t – so it’s a bit much, especially for younger kids. But those that do get free are seen roaming about the Antarctic, looking for ways to sustain themselves until someone can get back to take care of them. And eventually someone does, but not before the dogs have a nice adventure of their own.

As this is a Disney movie, you can fairly well guess the ending. There is some drama, but the ending is mostly as you would expect.

Rated PG for some peril and brief mild language, mostly involving the dogs (the peril, I mean). There are also a number of scary situations, involving the dogs and some other animals, and there are definitely some situations that younger ones won’t deal with too well, so even though it’s a Disney movie, make sure they’re ready if you have young ones around. It’s a (mostly) happy ending, but there is some sadness to it.

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Actor: August Schellenberg, Actor: Belinda Metz, Actor: Brenda Campbell, Actor: Bruce Greenwood, Actor: Buck, Actor: Buddy Cain, Actor: Connor Christopher Levins, Actor: D.J., Actor: Damon Johnson, Actor: Dan Ziskie, Actor: Daniel Bacon, Actor: Dexter Bell, Actor: Duncan Fraser, Actor: Floyd, Actor: Gary Chalk, Actor: Gerard Plunkett, Actor: Jason Biggs, Actor: Koda, Actor: Laara Sadiq, Actor: Levi Woods, Actor: Malcolm Stewart, Actor: Megan McKinnon, Actor: Michael Adamthwaite, Actor: Michael David Simms, Actor: Moon Bloodgood, Actor: Panou, Actor: Paul Walker, Actor: Richard Sali, Actor: Wendy Crewson, Director: Frank Marshall, Rated: PG, Year: 2006