Okay, "Old Yeller" isn't actually a good metaphor for a once scrappy, courageous country heading into its painful twilight, but that's only because the poor dog doesn't willingly choose to get rabies.
I will say this for Old Dogs: It is exactly as funny as you'd expect a movie to be that stars John Travolta and Robin Williams as two bachelors... I will say this for Old Dogs: It is exactly as funny ...