Year of the Dog (2007)
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| Release Date: | April 13, 2007 (Limited) |
| On DVD: | August 28, 2007 |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Director: | Mike White |
| Writer: | Mike White |
| Cast: | Molly Shannon, Peter Sarsgaard, Regina King, John C. Reilly, Laura Dern |
| Studio: | Paramount Vantage |
| Official site: | yearofthedogmovie.com |
| Running Time: | 135 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated PG-13 for some suggestive references. |
Peggy (Shannon) is a happy-go-lucky secretary - a great friend, employee, and sister who lives alone with her beloved dog. But when Pencil unexpectedly dies, Peggy must embark on a journey of personal transformation that is hilarious, poignant and heartbreaking. "Year of the Dog" marks the directorial debut for Mike White who has written "Chuck & Buck," "The Good Girl" and "School of Rock."...
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Anonymous says:
September 5, 2007I'm neither a fan of trite romantic comedies nor cutesy "pet" movies. We can agree that this clearly wasn't a typical romantic comedy, but I hold that it wasn't a pet movie, either. "Year of the Dog" has dogs in it. Duh. That doesn't make it cutesy, or enjoyable only to the dog-owning portion of the population. None of the jokes rely on any inside "oh, MY dog does that!" humor. The one shot of a dog peeing on the floor was less about making the audience laugh than about showing what a nightmare Peggy's house has become after the adoption of 15 shelter dogs.
And, without giving anything away, you thought there was no denoument in this movie? No knowledge gained by the main character? Did you even HEAR Peggy's final voice-over monologue?
This movie has flaws, to be sure, but I think you judged it a bit harshly.
Also: Peggy's dog's name is "Pencil," not Shiloh, and Laura Dern's character is her sister-in-LAW, not her sister.