Infamousta
brilliant actors, brilliant editing
Isbel
A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.
TheBlueHairedLawyer
This is quite a confusing film. For obvious reasons if you've already seen it right to the end, it won't appeal to dog-lovers, but to anyone who couldn't care less about dogs, they'll be bored to hell with this man's journey from columnist yuppie to washed-up family man. Yes, as with most dog films SPOILER ALERT! the dog dies. And no, it was not the tear-jerker that many fans claim it to be, although I guess as humans we all have different breaking points. I don't hate animals, I had pets growing up as a child, but a dog is a dog, and no matter how romanticized a dog becomes on-screen, it's not a human being and it's difficult to find a dead dog worthy of tears when over an hour of its on-screen hateful behaviour is displayed, from constantly taking dumps on lawns and in the water (seriously, they filmed the dog going to the bathroom? Ewww!) to removing a girl's towel so that she's forced to run around naked. But oh, right, this behaviour is portrayed as cute and funny, ha-ha. It wasn't funny, or even entertaining. It was just stupid. I cry in films when humans die, but a dog? Are you kidding me? And half the film the main character who bought Marley in the first place, puts this dog before his own family, not giving a damn about how much it gets in the way.That being said this film has its charms, but only as far as the scenery goes. The soundtrack was mostly tacky early 2000's stuff except for the one good intro song by REM. And almost as annoying as the dog itself were the main characters. While the secondary characters are well fleshed-out and likable, the main man (I can't even remember his name) acts like a Ray Barone on weed for most of the film, and his wife just a housewife, with her whole life being exactly what wifery entails, mostly her husband's childishness and her children, who were surprisingly quite well-acted a cast but who are often overlooked because of the dog. I will say that the mugging scene was very powerful and well-done, and the miscarriage scene and job interview scene, but otherwise most of this film was neither emotional nor realistic. For the record, I don't hate dogs and there are some amazing dog films out there, but Marley & Me just seems so fake, so forced and so utterly DULL.
marknbkk
I settled down for a Netflix night and found 'Marley and Me', a cutesy story of a man and his dog. I like Owen Wilson's acting, I am besotted by Jennifer Aniston acting or not, I enjoy romantic comedies and I love dogs - what could go wrong?? One thing I didn't take into account was my dislike of stupid ill-disciplined dogs, with that dislike being only eclipsed by STUPID dog owners who are so stupid they don't discipline their dogs, allow them to incessantly cause mayhem, and consequently allow their dogs to train them. As such, I found the two protagonists played by Owen and Jennifer nauseatingly annoying and the film almost unbearable - however, if you like Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston and soppy story lines, and you don't dislike stupid ill- disciplined dogs and their STUPID owners, this will undoubtedly be a good film for you. (But it wasn't for me!!!) A very lowly 3 out of 10 from me.
paul_3-960-896774
The first time I saw this movie I wasn't transcended by it. I thought it was a dog movie and I'm not much of a dog person. But after matching the movie recently, I saw it differently.It's not just about the dog, it's about the family, this couple and their kids' lives with Marley - the dog. Once I started to realized that it became a better movie. The changes and sacrifices John & his wife made spoke to me. I am older now and the film is much more about this couple's life, their careers, and family life for me than their dog's.Marley is just one of the focal point of the story that allow us to see the impact he had and how this family evolved with him around. The movie has a comedic element to it but back when I first saw and even now I did not burst out laughing, at best I chuckled. It's a better family drama than it is a comedy.I cannot say that the cast's performance was bad because a lot of the movie is focused on the dog. Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston are basically supporting a dog that has the main role. And I am not going to comment on dogs acting. Their individual performance have its moments but it's mostly forgettable. In fact, before watching it again - it was on TV for the holidays, I did not chase it - I knew Aniston & Wilson were in it but only remembered what the dog did. Marley & Me, is a nice family movie that young kids might like and that can speak - to a certain level - to adults whether they are dog owner/lovers or not.Tweet me @wornoutspines
europeemil99
Excellent movie! I can honestly say that this is the only movie that has ever made me cry. Titanic, The Music Never Stopped, The Last Song, those came near, but this actually did it. The acting is just amazing, Jennifer Aniston does a great job acting as an over-stressed mother and Wilson perfectly portrays a man whose life didn't go out as planned but is still happy. The storyline is really good, I didn't want to stop watching because it really got me. It was interesting throughout the whole movie and I recommend you seeing it. Probably Top 10 of the best movies I've ever seen. If you don't cry, you don't have a soul, or you aren't mortal... As said, Excellent movie! 10/10
