Almost 5 stars. Each of the main actors are wonderful. Sarsgaard in particular. David Denby in the New Yorker writes: "The movie's meaning seems to be: we're all crippled in some way, so just live with it--celebrate it, even. That isn't satire; it's...
- 11.April.2009
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- by: ScottyT
- ScottyT rated this movie
 8/10Great
Almost 5 stars. Each of the main actors are wonderful. Sarsgaard in particular. David Denby in the New Yorker writes: "The movie's meaning seems to be: we're all crippled in some way, so just live with it--celebrate it, even. That isn't satire; it's moss-brained sentiment that turns "sensitivity" into a dimly dejected view of life."
No one should take this as satire. Its not sentimental to see that we are all far less than perfect. We suffer, we make mistakes, at times we triumph. Mike White has again shown us people who experience the full range of what it means to be human. Not some silly idealized TV drama caricature. But sad, foolish, wonderful people.
- 11.April.2009
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- by: ScottyT
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Add me to the list of people really disappointed that this wasn't a better film. The trailer makes you believe the movie is a romantic comedy, but it is neither romantic nor funny. I kept hoping that Peggy would use the death of her beloved dog as a...
- 20.March.2009
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- by: spiderpig
- spiderpig rated this movie4/10Disappointing
Add me to the list of people really disappointed that this wasn't a better film. The trailer makes you believe the movie is a romantic comedy, but it is neither romantic nor funny. I kept hoping that Peggy would use the death of her beloved dog as a catalyst to start embracing life, but instead she kept moving even more away from the people who really seemed to care about her. I guess the director was trying to make a point about how self absorbed the non-animal loving characters in his movie are, but what he created instead was a stark contrast as to how those people are actually out there living their lives, whereas Peggy is just delving deeper into her psychosis as she decides that non-human animals are the only ones worth interacting with. I do give Molly Shannon credit for doing a good job on this film, however. Her Peggy is a quirky, sad and lonely woman, but she manages to make her somewhat likable even while she's relentlessly trying to shove her animal rights agenda down everyone's throat.
- 20.March.2009
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- by: spiderpig
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