It’s a film about a Labrador that will always score you points with your missus.
Synopsis – Owen Wilson buys new wife Jennifer Aniston a puppy (Marley) to put her off wanting kids for a while. The storey follows Marley’s life and all the antics he gets up to!
My Reaction – Can someone please stop pulling on the old heart strings!!!!!
Plot – A different take on the traditional rom com storey. This is a storey about married life, instead of finishing on the usual happily ever after notion. Despite this though, it still has a predictable ending.
Acting – Wilson is back making films again after his recent “personal issues” (don’t get me started on that rant). Aniston proves yet again why shes the only Friend still getting good parts giving a comfortable performance. Hats off to the dog though, I really did believe that it was a dog! Apparently Marley was played by 22 different dogs – whats that about!
A few appearances from Alan Arkin as Wilson’s boss give the film that little extra edge with contemporary acting.
Cinematography / FX - Not really applicable for this film, but the locations were good.
Direction – David Frankel’s first film for 2 years since the big hit “The Devil Wears Prada”. Frankel does a fine job, although he had a very good script and two big names to push the film.
Best Bit – Any of the interactions with Alan Arkin in.
To Sum Up – A very easy watching, kind of happy film, which does have some laugh out loud moments, but drags out the end scenes farrrrrr too much.
Score – 7.2 Thumbs up out of 10.
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