Good grief! A movie review, for heaven's sake!

Well, we saw the movie Marley & Me last night. I had been looking forward to it after having heard from someone that it was the "Ole Yeller" of the 21st Century, a tale of a man and his dog. What an uncomfortable disappointment. I absolutely hated watching this giant dog race and chew his way through the movie (although I suppose it was good at portraying how difficult managing a large dog can be, so that viewers don't rush right out to find big, lovable dogs of their own without some thought to discipline), and I despised the main character. I am one of those people who cannot see Owen Wilson as an intelligent hero, which was good here, because he played an irresponsible man who gives his wife a puppy so she won't want kids too soon, who whines constantly because his career is a success until his wife allows him to uproot the family so he can find real happiness doing what he really wants to do, only to discover that, surprise, he had what he wanted all along. What a pain. The only real bright spot in the movie was Kathleen Turner in a brief appearance as the dog trainer.

So, I say required for anyone thinking of getting a big dog, but anyone else: pass.