'Dog Man' Review: Cheerfully Chaotic Kid Flick Will Delight Young Fans and Entertain Tolerant Parents

Let's make this easy: your mileage on "Dog Man" is going to depend entirely on whether you've got a Dav Pilkey fan in your life. And if you're already lost, take it on faith that this probably isn't the movie for you. But if your house has teetering piles of Pilkey's bestselling graphic novels - which include various installments of both "Dog Man" and "Captain Underpants," and which are pitched squarely at scatologically-inclined elementary-schoolers - rest easy: Peter Hastings' big-screen adaptation does full, chaotic justice to its source material. The kids will . . .