A movie for children "Show Dogs" hits Chinese cinemas

A film poster for Show Dog, a movie released in Chinese cinemas on Friday, July 20.[Photo: China Plus]

A new American animation called Show Dogs hit Chinese silver screens over the weekend.

SHOW DOGS is a family comedy about the unlikely pairing of a human detective and his canine partner. They go undercover at the world's most exclusive dog show to solve their biggest case yet.

It was the third-highest grossing animated movie of the weekend following "Magical Circus: Animal Crackers" and "New Happy Dad and Son, Adventure in Russia."

Film critics on Rotten Tomatoes depict Show Dogs a very American brand of children's entertainment, "crass and overbearing but harmless."