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SALT LAKE CITY — At first glance, Dog, the new movie starring and co-directed by Channing Tatum, looks like a simple animal-human buddy comedy: Guy has to take on the responsibility of a dog that didn’t belong to him, and during a few misadventures they end up bonding. It’s worked as a movie idea before. But underneath that buddy comedy …

The problem with starring alongside a dog in a feature film is that the canine will inevitably outshine the human actor. That’s what happens in Channing Tatum’s directorial debut, the aptly named “Dog.” “Dog” is about a US Army Rangers veteran (played by Tatum) who is tasked with transporting Lulu, a heroic canine who served with him, for her late …