John Grogan (Owen Wilson) is a very happy man.He has just married to the love of his life, Jennifer (Jennifer Aniston) and has moved to Florida where they both jobs at different newspapers. While Jennifer seems to covering the types of news that matter (according to John) and his buddy at the office – Sebastian (Eric Dane)- is actually being a real reporter, John is stuck with boring and annoying stuff. However, he is holding on. He loves his wife and he has no intention to go from one girl to another like Sebastian. He actually decides he wants kids and what better than a little puppy to warm both him and Jen for the job? The puppy- Marley-is the cutest thing ever. But he soon proves to be the most hyperactive and neurotic dog ever and managing him becomes more exhausting as the couple starts having kids…
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This is one sweetheart of a movie. I had read a viewer comment that criticized the movie for being too ordinary. Seriously? I am not sure what part of the poster/trailer/plot suggested it anything to be other than a family comedy/romance? And ordinary is a relative term isn’t it? After all, we are talking about love, relationships, pets, family and careers. But yes, obviously do not expect to be surprised. It is the actual tale of John Grogan. The movie has been based on his book.
Both Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson are lovely. And as a girl, I have never complained about seeing Eric Dane (Mark Sloan, a.k.a McSteamy on Grey’s Anatomy) on screen. The guy really fits the role of a womanizer. Co- starring are Alan Arkin as Sebastian and John’s editor and Kathleen Turner as a dog trainer in a small role. The last time I saw Arkin on the screen, he was playing the much older and selfish husband of Robin Wright Penn in The Private Lives of Pippa Lee. Here, he is pretty much the editor of my dreams. Watch the film and you will know what I mean. But what on earth happened to Kathleen Turner? What happened to the gorgeous woman from Romancing the Stone? There is getting old…Then there is getting old like Mel Gibson. And then apparently there is aging like Turner. Oh, boy. Just compare her old self and you will pardon my shock.
7.0 on IMDB. Fair enough. Charming as hell.
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I never cared much to watch this movie but I might just rent it out. Thank you for your review 🙂
I had decided to see it when it first came out but then I totally forgot about it. But I really like Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston. Plus, Alan Arkin is pleasant to watch and Eric Dean is very easy on the eye. All in all, a harmless, family friendly film. It takes no energy to watch it. Ands the dog Marley is just awesome…
this movie was….i don’t know i haven’t decided yet. it was both good and bad. Owen Wilson was great (although i’m not a fan of him) but Jennifer Aniston sucked as usual ( as you know i really don’t like her:))
Owen Wilson is a great entertainer. His movies just put a big smile on my face. And I just adore Wedding Crashers. Hilarious.
And I’ll always like Aniston. It is a Friends thing. By the way, will you ever continue with that show?
yeah time to time i’m watching it. the show is/was great but that doesn’t change the fact that Anniston sucks at acting. Without her “Friends” tell me one movie that she was really good at acting, that she was not repeating herself. And she is more popular with her love life than her acting career!!
Yeah, she has the same roles over and over again. No objection to that. Derailed was different though. At least she wasn’t the girl next door there.
Her love life is full of action, I have to admit. Brad Pitt, Vince Vaughn, John Mayer, all the rumors with Gerard…