Laura Dern, Molly Shannon, Regina King
"Year of the Dog" is a dark comedy drama that centers on Peggy, a happy-go-lucky secretary who is a great friend, employee, and sister who lives alone with her adorable beagle, Pencil. But, when Penci...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 28, 2007
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May 27, 2009This movie sucks. For Peggy, it seems dogs provide the love and attention she needs. But when tragedy strikes, Peggy goes a little crazy.
But, I just don't see the point of the movie. It is agonizingly slow. The people in the movie are shallow. And it drives me crazy that P...( read more) -
April 28, 2009Middle-aged Molly Shannon is distraught after the death of her dog. She tries to fill the void with dating, but eventually it all comes back to her connecting with animals more than humans. Shannon gives an excellent performance, at times sweet and at other times crazy. Her good ...( read more)
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September 14, 2008This film is a waste. A waste of a good idea. A waste of my $.25. A huge waste of John C. Reilly, who is really the only redeeming factor of this film.
Year of the Dog is about a secretary (Molly Shannon) whose beagle dies, leading her on a series of misadventures while becoming...( read more) -
July 31, 2008A sweet, quirky and touching little film.
I'm not a HUGE Molly Shannon fan. I enjoy her sketch comedy characters, but I've yet to see one that I felt was feature film worthy. Normally (for me) after about 5-10 minutes they start to morph from funny to annoying.
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June 27, 2008Filled with characters you've never seen or probably ever will see. Molly Shannon's character is touching and pathetic all at the same time. It's funny.
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October 31, 2009A quirky and charming film for the first 30 minutes in which we see Peggy only feeling loved by her Dog pencil, but when pencil dies it sends her loopy and I kinda just lost where the story was going. Would've been better had it stuck to your usual rom com and Peggy finding love ...( read more)
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September 23, 2009Mike White's film is a sunny-looking dark comedy, hiding a sardonic core just under a basically bright, cheerful and delightful surface. Molly Shannon (of "Saturday Night Live") stars as Peggy, a somewhat introverted, vaguely shy secretary who is deeply in love with her pet beagl...( read more)
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September 4, 2009Year of the Dog is a good movie for its character development. There. I have said all the nice things I can.
There's some very good, dry humor. I guess that's nice too but I really wish there was more of it. In fact there wasn't much of anything in this movie - except dogs. It t...( read more) -
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August 3, 2009In this incredibly tender tale of a dog-loving woman's increasingly obsessive journey into animal activism, every single cast member gives a beautifully realized performance and each character makes an impression with even the smallest, yet very distinct mannerisms, traits, and q...( read more)
Critic Reviews
April 27, 2007
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
April 23, 2007
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
A gentle, melancholy and silly movie about a loner whose only secure source of affection is her beagle. full review
April 20, 2007
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
In the end, [writer-director] White settles for some unearned and unpersuasive optimism, which, in Hollywood scriptwriting, serves as shorthand for poignancy. full review
April 16, 2007
Marcy Dermansky, About.com
Peggy is an admirable woman, get that, and not to pitied. Or is she? I wasn't and still am not sure full review
April 13, 2007
Claudia Puig, USA Today
A bittersweet dark comedy about a lonely middle-aged woman who finds that animals are the only beings she can truly rely on. full review
April 13, 2007
Pete Hammond, Maxim
A quiet, disappointing character study. The film is a little too smug and quirky for its own good. full review
Comments
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September 12, 2007started watching it but couldnt finsh it good acting but to sad.to many dogs died not really a good movie for animal lovers in my oppion.
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April 13, 2007I thought I would leave this movie feeling good...it starts off sad and ends with you still feeling sad for Molly...overall, I didn't like it
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