Nonureva Really Surprised!

TaryBiggBall It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

Yash Wade Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

Brooklynn There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

krissyafite1979 When I was a teen I loved this film because it was a happy love story. Like a modern cyrno de bergerac or roxannee from a womens perspective. Unlike Roxanne or cyrno, where the romantic interest was initially interested in the one she was more physically attracted too, in this film, the romantic interest did not know what she looked like so you don't really know if he wouldve been attracted to her had he seen the real her from the beginning. Many women and many romantic at hearts would probably want to believe he would have liked her had he been given the chance to see what she looked like. Cynics would say the opposite maybe. As an adult seeing the movie again, I didn't like him much. He seemed shallow. What those girls did was wrong but he never let her explain. Also when she was pretending to be her friend and said she made cheese for a living (why she made that up I don't know) He kind of looked at her like she was crazy, like it should matter what she does. What did he do, made no money taking photos and worked a menial job? Uma Thurman was suppose to be the attractive one but neither of them were unattractive or gorgeous, both were adorable and pretty though.At the end he calls the friend dumb and attractive and her smart, but doesn't say anything about her looks, I guess implying he didn't think she was bad looking but maybe she just did not stand out to him, I don't know. She mentions she gained a lot of weight for collegebut she was not obese. I garofolo said she didn't like the film but I csn understand why. I think she would prefer an ending where maybe they were still friends and hugged and made up but she decided he was not for her but learned to love herself. I would be fine with her winding up with somebody at tge end but not somebody who didn't find her beautiful.

SnoopyStyle Dr. Abby Barnes (Janeane Garofalo) hosts the "Truth About Cats and Dogs" radio show. Caller Brian (Ben Chaplin) wants to meet Abby. She gives him a description of her hot neighbor Noelle (Uma Thurman). She comes to the rescue standing up to Noelle's brutish manager-boyfriend. Brian comes to the station to find Abby but mistakes Noelle as Abby. Abby becomes the fake best friend Donna. He falls for Abby's voice and Noelle's body. Ed (Jamie Foxx) is Brian's best friend.It's Cyrano de Bergerac on the surface but more of a sitcom in its substance. These are two dimensional characters. Smart mouthed Garofalo is adorable. Uma Thurman is playing it a little too dumb. At least they have some fun together. The mistaken identity is cute and silly but not really that deep. It's definitely sitcomy with Noelle sticking her finger up a turtle's butt. The best part of the movie is the girls' friendship. The romance isn't quite so compelling and very melodramatic.

milagro1975 I saw it about a decade ago and thought it was nice but not outstanding. Last night I was rewatching it at my friends' and couldn't help thinking it was unusually good! I guess it's all those 2000s romcoms with their WC humour and cartoon-like characters showed me the true depths of profanity :) This movie, quite competent in itself, now stands out more in comparison. The plot is rather unrealistic as common in this type of films (the premise aside it's hard to believe that Brian couldn't identify the real Abby by her voice - the very feature he'd initially fallen for!) but the characters are not one-dimensional and one can relate to each of the three. Both Abby and Noelle are sweet and warm in their different ways, and Brian the lover is ardent and romantic yet not completely idiotic in his strange situation :) I agree with many reviewers that the phone sex scene is a bit off, but the following scene with the snicker throwing (and his putting it to his heart) makes up for it. It's just priceless. And I think it makes sense that Abby finds it even more difficult to tell him the truth after. The emotional development is delivered pretty well, I enjoyed seeing Brian start to really like Abby (the photographing and, to a degree, the sunset scenes) while still being dazed by combined Abby/Noelle perfect woman's image, and also Abby/Noelle interaction involving friendship, jealousy, competition... it really ringed true to me. The sunset scene was a bit off character: I mean Brian is far beyond friendly in it and there's undeniable attraction, so one naturally thinks he'd either realize "Donna' was the one for him and not "Abby", or be considered flirting with his love's best friend in her absence. We actually don't see the former nor want to see the later! Abby's face expression is very touching in it, though. The movie hits its best in the part when Brian figures it all out and later the cafe scene. It gets to your heart to see how people can lose a chance of finding true love (or another good relationship, for that matter) due to their fear of rejection and lies. If the film stopped at this point it would be far more thought-provoking actually, but that would be another genre (and the movie would be Russian or French :)).But some of the script deficiency is compensated by acting (esp. Garofalo's). And of course the dog is just dearie. The end lines cracked me up again!

Gordon-11 This film is about a man falling in love with a vet on the radio. However, the woman is not who he really thinks she is."The Truth About Cats & Dogs" is a great romantic comedy with a refreshing plot. Though the merry mishap in the beginning cascade into an uncontrollable mess sounds like the typical romantic comedy, the fact that it involves two leading women is a surprising twist. Abby is the vet with a charming personality but average looks, while Noelle is extraordinarily beautiful. It examines how men might choose their partners, and how women think men choose their partners. It sends a positive message that a deeper level of attractiveness and beauty is what create the sparks. It is thought provoking, and entertaining at the same time.