Akito HirataReview - Marley and Me
April 7th 2009 08:15
John Grogan is portrayed by Owen Wilson as the wannabe serious journalist. His wife Jenny (Jennifer Aniston) is a journalist on a competitor's newspaper and at the start of the marriage, seems to have more of a promising career. They are both 30 something and full of ambition. John wants to be taken seriously as a journalist and Jenny has a plan which goes along the lines of the nursery rhyme - first comes love, then comes marriage then comes Jenny with a baby carriage! But unfortunately John is not sure that he is ready for the extra commitment a child will bring.
As the life span of dogs are significantly less than that of humans you know where the film is heading so take your tissues in preparation for the final scenes.
There were a few weak moments in the movie including the odd narrated scenes towards the beginning but it works overall as a family drama. I am sure they had their share of ups and downs filming with Marley, as it is reported that 22 dogs were used for his role.
If you are not a dog lover there is still plenty to be had from this movie which is overall about the choices we make. Michigan or Florida? Children or dogs or in this case - both! But whatever we ultimately choose it is up to us to try to make the best of it, even if it didn't quite go according to our plan. Or as Arnie Klein puts it, "Sometimes life has a better idea."
Voyage Review: 3.5/5
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