Review of Dean Spanley (2008) by Benjamin S — 20 Nov 2014

Once again Peter O'Toole has treated filmgoers to a scenery-chewing but oddly subtle performance in this oddly touching film. It probably will appeal to people who have loved and lost dogs more than to those who haven't but watching the evolution of Horatio Fisk from a consistently grumpy and unpleasant geezer to a man who finally manages to resolve relationships with a lost dog, a dead son, and a living one from whom he has maintained distance, is a real treat.