Dog lovers will get swept up in the movie's emotion... Cat people... well, you might just want to sit this one out.
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12/29/08
Marley & Me (2008)
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Reviews Counted:124
Fresh:76
Rotten:48
Average Rating:6/10
Consensus: Pet owners should love it, but Marley and Me is only sporadically successful in wringing drama and laughs from its scenario.
Theatrical Release:Dec 25, 2008 Wide
Box Office: $143,084,510
Synopsis: The filmmakers behind THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA take on another bestseller in the family film MARLEY AND ME. Based on the hit memoir by John Grogan, MARLEY AND ME chronicles the relationship of John... [More]
Starring: Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Eric Dane, Alan Arkin
Director: David Frankel
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Reviews for Marley & Me
I honestly believe you'd have to have a heart of stone not to fall in love with Marley & Me.
12/24/08
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.
04/08/09
Need a shortcut to manipulate an audience's emotions? Always go with the dog.
12/24/08
Here, there's no great momentum, just a long, flat arc toward the inevitable.
12/22/08
Top CriticI think this movie works because of the relationship on screen between Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston.
12/29/08
The dog -- or the many dogs who play Marley through the years -- also delivers some of the funniest scenes.
12/29/08
Ostensibly a story about a mad, bad, dangerous-to-walk dog, Marley & Me has far more to say about the bonds that make up the modern American family.
12/25/08
Though it requires three or four hankies to mop up the mess this sentimental tale leaves behind, the tears feel largely unearned.
12/29/08
I swear, my handkerchief was only out because I've been fighting a cold the past few days.
12/29/08
The movie is filled with canned situations, sure, but there's heart in this tale, and strong performances by Wilson and Anniston that give the film unexpected weight at the end.
12/27/08
Relentlessly sentimental tearjerker succeeds solely on the charm of its stars on two and four legs.
12/24/08
The movie never captures the crucial leap that made the book a hit. It's never Marley & Us.
12/24/08
Top CriticNever has the phrase 'you'll laugh, you'll cry' been more truthful. Families looking for an old fashioned, all-purpose, comedy with heart will flock to this offering that's best described as a canine Terms Of Endearment.
12/22/08
Pull back the intense tear-jerking and layers of sitcom filmmaking, and you're left with a movie with amazingly little in the way of dramatic nutrition or organic sentiment.
12/23/08
There's much more to this than just the cute dog.
03/13/09
Doesn't consistently capture the book's personable tone.
12/29/08
When Marley is not on the screen, Wilson and Aniston demonstrate why they are gifted comic actors. They have a relationship that's not too sitcomish, not too sentimental, mostly smart and realistic.
12/24/08
Top CriticThe book, like the movie it inspired, is a sweet, surprisingly moving chronicle of a young couple's struggle to simultaneously build a family, advance their careers and maintain their sanity.
12/24/08
A fun, cinematic Currier and Ives experience for the whole family that will leave you hugging on Dad and Grandma%u2014and eager to return home to hug on your own Marley or Rover or Rex.
12/25/08
Latest News for Marley & Me
March 17, 2009:
Marley & Me Dominates Foreign Box Office 
The story about a family and their dog takes down Watchmen with a $13.9m haul in its first international weekend. More...
January 04, 2009:
Box Office Guru Wrapup: Marley Still #1 and Races Past $100M
Moviegoers caught up on those holiday films they didn't see over Christmas weekend as the top seven films finished in the exact same slots as last weekend with the dog drama... More...
December 28, 2008:
Box Office Guru Wrapup: Marley Takes #1, The Spirit Tanks
This weekend people were in the mood for movies over Christmas weekend as multiplexes were jam-packed with customers that powered four different new releases to more than $30M... More...
December 23, 2008:
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