Wow! Such a good movie.

Highly Overrated But Still Good

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

A few days before the posting of this review, I lost a beloved dog I had owned for over thirteen years. Her name was Kloe. Kloe was the most loving, sweetest, tender hearted dog I have ever had in my life. I couldn't have asked for anything more. Grieving over a lost pet, it brought me back to the memoirs of this movie I had watched a few years ago. Hence, it inspired me to write a review for it! My life is a little similar to Peggys, our lead character to this 2007 treat. The only difference, Peggy is single, and I am married. Other then that, I, too, am in my 40's, childless, and other then my wife, my fur babies are my world, my little family! I would encourage anyone who thinks "oh, it's just a dog...you can get another one." to watch this amazing film. No. It's not just a dog. You grow an emotional attachment to a dog, a strong bond, and in many ways, the same kind of friendship as with a real life person. When Peggy loses her dog Pencil ( who she loves dearly!), she finds her life spinning totally out of control. She finds herself doing her own private investigation into what caused his death. Suspecting that he was poisoned, she takes action in ways that are causing her to regard straight from emotion and heart, no longer from the mind. She becomes vegan, becomes an animal rights activist, and rescues more pets then she can handle at the same time ( with disastrous results.) While it is a comedy, Year Of The Dog doesn't rely heavily on the comedy side. It should be taken very seriously, and for sure, you want to be in the right frame of mind to really enjoy the show. This movie is for those who understand, and for those who do not understand respectively. For those who do not understand, hopefully you will after watching Year Of The Dog. * This is my 99th movie review, and I am dedicating this review to my little angel Kloebear. Rest in peace, you are returned to your rightful owner....but I will miss you! *

molly's alright with me, a great actress. movie is a fairly successful attempt at "black comedy", a serious but loopy look at dog worship...and obsessiveness in general.many opportunities to make this a 9er or 10er, but no, golden opportunities swoop in and...out. molly's next door neighbor is a taxidermist who gets up the nerve to ask out his cute neighbor, molly (who has lost her pet!). not gonna give the whole thing away, but does the Director "connect" her paranoia and his unusual hobby? (you'll find out). and why does the Director let molly become a Hitchcock character when just a very *neurotic but nice person* sells the character and story? if you love molly, buy the DVD now.

Amazingly brave and brilliant approach to subjects that many would rather not even think about, let alone to find humorously amusing. The main characters are about perfectly constructed to examine the emotionally charged issues of pound euthanasia, animal activism, trophy hunting, factory animal farms, vegans, and more in a story of enlightenment that is fantasy, allegory, myth, and then some.On an emotionally charged issue, the best chance to see the other side is to have some other perspective presented by some trusted source. The film walks the fine line of neutrality, by presenting the absurdity and ignorance of both sides of these disturbing issues, and thus unfortunately fails the partisan test required for the authoritarian viewers to question irrational beliefs. But it did bring up these important issues and got many people thinking differently too.What I got out of this movie, is an uplifting tall tale of a soul's firm placement on the path out of bestiality and ignorance and into compassionate action.Many reviewers take the view that this modern society is sane and that this person, Peggy, goes off the deep end, and so that this movie was not comically amusing or good entertainment. It's too much of a stretch for them to be able to imagine the perspective that society could be insane, that it has almost no place or tolerance for compassionate saints and the heartbroken. That those most touched by the suffering have a very difficult time just surviving in a cruel and apathetic world, but do actually have a magic bus gathering souls and momentum together.

I am a fan of funny movies, idie movies, even mumblecore movies....but this movie is terrible. Not one scene in this trash even amused me. How can anyone see this as funny?I suffered through this movie with 5 other friends. Not one person, one time laughed. I was embarrassed to have bought this movie to show to them. Comments on the film:"A happy go lucky woman who has many friends who appreciate her and a job that utilizes her skills. She Has a nice home and she has her beloved dog Pencil. Presently, she chooses to be single. Then something happens that sends her into the dog eat dog world of searching for love."really? is this for the right movie? *meh