Marley & Me
October 16th, 2009
Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson star in this big-screen tearjerker based on a best-selling memoir as a newly married couple who, in the process of starting a family, learn many of life’s important lessons from their trouble-loving retriever, Marley. Packed with plenty of laughs to lighten the load, the film explores the highs and lows of marriage, maturity and confronting one’s own mortality, as seen through the lens of family life with a dog.
Marley and Me is worth watching is you are a big sap like me who likes a good cry OR if you a dog fan. I have always liked dogs but never had one. NOW I WANT A DOG! =) This is a difficult movie because it has some charming moments a LOT of very real down to earth believable moments and a few too many dull spots through the center. HOWEVER a lot like Seven pounds this one made me cry a refreshing cleansing cry and for that it gets an extra star. The week link may have been Owen Wilson who is likable but not very moving. The HIGH point is the dog/dogs. Note: this is not a comedy. I didn’t find chewing up furniture funny just real. Part of the problems and struggles that come with everyday life. There is a moral here that is phenomenal too. Looking back, even the bad days had value, and the rough times are worth the effort. My wife found the movie to sad. To real world and depressing. I argue she missed the point. The point is the happiness *in* the pain. But since we are split on it, I suspect viewers will be too. If your a dog lover or a find tearjerkers cleansing then check it out. If not, maybe pass on this sappy drama. It works for me. =)
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Categories: Comedy
