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08/31/07
Year of the Dog (2007)
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Reviews Counted:139
Fresh:96
Rotten:43
Average Rating:6.4/10
Consensus: Year of the Dog is a warm and quirky comedy that never condescends to its eccentric characters.
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Genre: Comedies
US Box Office: $1,470,625
Synopsis: Any dog-lover would be a fool to pass up this charming dark comedy from director/screenwriter/actor Mike White (THE GOOD GIRL, SCHOOL OF ROCK, CHUCK AND BUCK). Famous for her iconic portrayal of... [More]
Starring: Molly Shannon, Peter Sarsgaard, John C. Reilly, Regina King
Director: Mike White
Reviews for Year of the Dog
21 - 40 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
White also appears to have lost his grip, taking wild stabs at comedy and tragedy and ending up with something that's fractured and fluffy, and definitely not as cute as it thinks it is.
08/31/07
The writer-director’s real talent is in showing that we’re all freaks and geeks in one way or another. It’s just that some of us are better at hiding it than others...
08/31/07
Though the film falters in terms of its lack of a streamlined narrative, there is no denying that it is packed to the rafters with meaty ideas and characters who are charged with a satisfying moral ambivalence.
08/31/07
A risible piece of work with laughs that are likely to remain silent and inside, but they reach you.
08/19/07
With this film Mike White once again proves that he's got an eye for darkness and an ear for character that truly puts what passes for comedy in most films these days to shame.
06/25/07
Even as the film makes Peggy's life appear simple, the complexities she feels become clear in her responses to events that appear, at least at first, quite beyond her control.
05/30/07
frequently funny and sometimes touching, even though, like (Mike White's) earlier 'The Good Girl' and 'Chuck and Buck,' the comedy leaves a slightly sour aftertaste.
05/25/07
This is one of the most confounding films I’ve ever seen.
05/22/07
The characters in Year of the Dog are far more interesting than the events they take part in. And the setup is better than the payoff.
05/18/07
White, who shows promise as a director willing to steer us in unexpected directions, holds the comic moments on a pretty tight leash.
05/15/07
A surprisingly realistic but offbeat touching story that is both funny and sad.
05/12/07
A semi-satirical, sentimental comedy - for dog lovers, it could be a best-in-show.
05/10/07
If you really listen to Mike White's quirky but ultimately realistic view on life as its dealt out, you'll really enjoy this stellar effort from the burgeoning filmmaking talent.
05/07/07
Mike White has had the courage to redirect his abundant quirkiness away from benign nerdiness and toward a quiet subversiveness.
05/05/07
Year of the Dog asks how far we should be willing to go for the love of animals, and for that matter, for love itself.
05/04/07
Writer-director Mike White goes for a more restrained approach with some laughs, but also an offbeat character study.
05/04/07
The best part of the film is Shannon, who shows surprising range here.
05/04/07
Shannon is fearless in depicting Peggy's emotional breakdown, but White can't seem to decide whether he's laughing at her or with her.
05/04/07
Finally, in "Year of the Dog" Shannon has found a project that amply plunges her persona for laughs and sighs.
05/02/07
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