Review of Year of the Dog (2007) by Jenna D — 19 Dec 2007
Wow, was this depressing! And I didn't get it... Molly Shannon and Laura Dern were both good in it, but the story was crap. Laura Dern was fantastic at being immensely unlikeable, as her role required, which I appreciated.
But was this supposed to be a positive portrayal of vegans/animal rights activists? Were we supposed to like or dislike Molly Shannon's character? I'm a happy, normalish vegan; Molly Shannon's character is a scary nut job.
The film seems to be sending the ever-popular (however misguided) "vegans are fringe lunatics" message that we really, really don't need. This movie was hard to watch. Seriously, don't see it.
This review of Year of the Dog (2007) was written by Jenna D on 19 Dec 2007.
Year of the Dog has generally received mixed reviews.
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