There's hardly anything to add, since many have commented on this movie and expressed my opinion of it. Great cast, great performances - that must be acknowledged. But not at ALL what I expected. I thought I would be seeing a touching story of a bereft pet lover, instead it's a 90 minute ad for PETA. No real emotional growth on the part of the protagonist, no real emotion at all in the film. And the supporting characters, while funny and quirky, are exaggerated stereotypes. The whole experience is just completely unsatisfying, unless animal rights extremism resonates with you. Thank goodness I watched the Making Of featurette, wherein the director says he wanted to put a character front and center that would be in the periphery in most movies. O.K., that helps me understand what he was going for, but I still wouldn't recommend this film (except to a couple of friends and family members who are unnaturally obsessed with their pets).
Review of Year of the Dog
