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The dog -- or the many dogs who play Marley through the years -- also delivers some of the funniest scenes.
I think this movie works because of the relationship on screen between Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston.
Not every book has a movie lurking in it.
The movie is ultimately less about the pain of loss than about the way families often take shape around a pet.
David Frankel adapts John Grogan's sentimental bestseller with no artistic pretensions beyond alternately making you feel like your heart is caving in, then injecting you with a gigantic syringe of good cheer.
When the story lags -- and it does more than a few times -- there is Alan Arkin as Grogan's crusty editor Arnie Klein to help things along.
It's shaggy and scattered, but give Marley a biscuit for its realistic depiction of how powerful can be the bond between dogs and their "people."
If you like the Lassie films, or even Beethoven and Old Yeller, you'll probably find this one easy to like.
Although billed as a romantic comedy, this film is neither: it's a drama spanning about two decades in a marriage
I'm fairly sure that the book and the film shared a common goal -- to make its audience sit, stay, laugh, cry, then move on -- and at those modest aspirations, the movie succeeds.
Touching comedy deals with emotional themes.
After watching this, you kinda wish "Marley and Me" was about Marley and Me.
It left me crying like a five year old...
Even dog skeptics might be surprised how deftly Marley & Me adapts newspaper columnist John Grogan's book...into the equivalent of a kid's movie for adults. [Blu-ray]
Sometimes, and especially on a crummy afternoon in the middle of March, it's nice to be able to switch off and settle down to enjoying the sight of middle-class families eating well and playing together in sprawling, bucolic gardens.
a film that reveals the reality of dog ownership. It's a heartwarming movie and one that touched my heart, no matter how deliberate it was in pulling my emotional strings.
...the strength of the finale effectively elevates everything that preceded it...
Marley & Me is a film of moments and many of them are cute. For anyone who has ever had a dog or a close pet, there's bound to be some connection.
There are featurettes on how the filmmakers found the 22 dogs that played Marley, how the movie's stars dealt with the animals and a tongue-in-cheek behind the scenes piece.
The conclusion transforms at least this part of the film from sappy romance to beautifully authentic meditation on life, death and a family's love for its long-time loyal dog.
This is a DVD is add to your collection. I am speaking strictly to the dog lovers out there %u2026 and maybe fan's of newspaper columnists as well.
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