The Art of Racing in the Rain
critic Reviews
, 45% Rotten Tomatometer Score- Its heartstring-tugging overtures may be difficult for dog lovers to resist, but The Art of Racing in the Rain is sentimental and contrived.
- , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreSara Michelle FettersMovieFreak.com
For all of the talent of its cast and crew this adaptation of Stein's best-seller stalls out on the track long before it has the chance to reach the finish line.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreChristy LemireFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
I feel like this device probably works a lot better on the page... It is so mawkish, smothered in cloying anthropomorphism from start to finish.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreWendy IdeObserver (UK)
It's laughably contrived and shamelessly calculating. Dog's bollocks, but not in a good way.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreScott MarksSan Diego Reader
Cancer is to melodrama what CGI is to the MCU: a cheap, easy tool to control audience emotions used by filmmakers (in this case, director Simon Curtis and scenarist Mark Bomback) who have nothing to sell but tripe.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreRichard RoeperChicago Sun-Times
I wanted a refund on every lump in the throat and teary-eyed moment I had experienced...
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreBrian LowryCNN.com
Even with the occasional dollop of dog-related humor, The Art of Racing in the Rain feels as ponderous as its title.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreM.N. MillerReady Steady Cut
Here is a film made for that lazy Sunday afternoon that makes you appreciate what you have or long for what you don’t.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreLonita CookKCTV5 News at 9
I was excited to see it... it's kind of all over the place in terms of the plot, there's not a lot of tension or conflict.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRobin HolabirdKUNR (Reno, NV)
Though the sugar load jumps high at times, sappiness gets trumped by golden fur and a warm heart. Unless of course, your cynicism levels rank in the Scrooge range.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreLynnette Nicholasmoms.com
'The Art of Racing In The Rain' is definitely a family movie that provides plenty of opportunities to talk with kids and teenagers about: life, death, raising children and changes in family dynamics.
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