Review of Year of the Dog (2007) by Erika W — 30 Mar 2008

Rather depressing insight to the life of a lonely lady. Indie flick - I like...

This review of Year of the Dog (2007) was written by Erika W on 30 Mar 2008.

Year of the Dog has generally received mixed reviews.

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While some may be put off by Peggy's wild-eyed mania, and the film's broadly comic tone, Shannon makes this lost spirit strikingly sympathetic…

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By Joshua A (213) on 06 Feb 2013

I read an article about this film the day before watching it, which only built up the potential of it in my mind, therefore failing to meet…

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By Peter S (767) on 30 Aug 2017

This one is a nice little slice of life about a woman who loses a beloved pet and tries to fill that hole in her heart by adopting numerous…

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By Frances H (1,591) on 29 Nov 2012

As an animal lover myself, I can sympathize with the motives behind making this movie, but it wasn't funny,it was slow and it was not all that…

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By Mariana M (177) on 19 Jan 2013

This started off great and progressively got longer and drawn out and eventually got depressing and heavy. Not much fun at all…

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By Jacob D (884) on 03 Aug 2017

I really enjoyed this movie, I thought it was very touching but at the same time offbeat and weird which is not a bad thing it's a very good…

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By Leslie R (179) on 17 Jan 2014

I really loved Molly Shannon's performance…

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By Becca N (9) on 19 Mar 2018

This movie is based on great ideas which really don't materialize. Excruciatingly slow pace…

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By Peter Debruge (1,557) for Miami Herald (3,319) on 05 Dec 2016

In Year of the Dog, director Mike White willfully violates one of the great unwritten rules of Hollywood screenwriting: Kill as many human…

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By Renee S (109) on 16 May 2011

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