My Dog Tulip Reviews
Birmingham Mail
On and on the indefatigable Plummer talks, to the point that instead of his words endearing you to the film it begins to feel more like the cinema speakers are picking up interference from Radio 4.
Birmingham Post
We are treated to far too much detail about trying to house train Tulip and exactly when, where and how she relieves herself.
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| Original Score: 2/5
Guardian [UK]
Smacks first of obfuscation, then of desperation.
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| Original Score: 2/5
rec.arts.movies.reviews
The story is often engaging, but do not expect the charm of most dog stories.
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| Original Score: 4/10
Top Critic'My Dog Tulip': A beautifully rendered animation that sadly takes a curious, unfortunate turn, depleting itself of its initial charm.
Never saccharine, My Dog Tulip does justice to the rare experience of heartfelt, mutual love in any form.
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| Original Score: 4/5
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
A wonderful animated movie for anyone who's ever experienced dog ownership at its most glorious, and most embarrassing.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Metro Times (Detroit, MI)
Not just a tale of pet-owner devotion, it produces the kind of blunt sincerity, touching compassion and psychological insight that's rare to find in any film.
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| Original Score: A-
It is told from and by an adult sensibility that understands loneliness, gratitude and the intense curiosity we feel for other lives, man and beast.
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| Original Score: 4/4
A marvelous animated feature, full of quiet joy, honest sorrow, wisdom and a wealth of clinical detail both excremental and reproductive, all rendered in a charming style approximating the dog drawings of James Thurber.
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| Original Score: 4/4
Words of wisdom keep popping up in My Dog Tulip with gratifying regularity. They're more likely to gratify dog lovers than anyone else, but that's a large group to which I belong...
East Bay Express
The narrative proceeds gracefully, thanks to the Fierlingers' beautiful artwork and the vocal performances by Christopher Plummer, et al.
Times-Picayune
As embraceable as it is, Tulip often feels as if it would have been a better animated short than a feature.
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| Original Score: 2.5/4
It's an oddity, this film: a wry, wobbly cartoon made expressly for grown-ups, featuring quirky hand-drawn animation and very little dialogue outside the central voiceover.
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| Original Score: 3/4
NYC Movie Guru
A witty, honest and genuinely poignant tale filled with wisdom and humor. It's unlike any dog movie you've ever seen before.
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| Original Score: 8.16/10
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Stay through the tender closing credits, which acknowledge all of the dogs that contributed barks to the film's soundtrack.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Playback:stl
Many films have been written about the bonds between man and beast but few are as wise, as witty, or as unflinchingly founded in observation as My Dog Tulip.
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| Original Score: 8/10
Orlando Weekly
It's beautiful, affectionate and elegant.
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| Original Score: 3/5
BrianOrndorf.com
The deft filmmaking language soon takes over, bringing J.R. Ackerley's 1956 book to life in a most surprising and offbeat manner, turning the daily business of pooch ownership into a flavorful cinematic poem.
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| Original Score: A-
