Must Love Dogs

With all the scary violent films out there right now this was a great chill pill film. That had lots of giggles and a top notch cast.

This movie is now getting to be considered "old", but I discovered it recently while scrolling to look for something I had not yet watched through the years. Somehow I missed this movie. I have always liked Diane Lane and John Cusack, so it surprised me that I had never seen it. This is a really funny and at many times "charming" movie that fits nicely in the RomCom category. The script is quick, funny as heck in SO many places, all while tackling the real world difficulties of divorced folks "starting over" again. The supporting cast is great, especially Elizabeth Perkins ("Big" with Tom Hanks) and the late Stockard Channing. They offer up quick-witted, gut busting lines that really make the movie much more that it would have been without their delivery and performance. Dermott Mulroney and Christopher Plummer put in great performances as well. As usual, if you are a man, you'll fall in love with the gorgeous Diane Lane. You find yourself hoping and wishing that "you" could have been her hero rescuer from the dismal reality of trying to date post-divorce and in your 40's or older. Watch it...great script, great subject, and great performances from what is really an All-Star cast: Diane Lane, John Cusack, Elizabeth Perkins, Dermott Mulroney, Stockard Channing, and Christopher Plummer, as well as others.

This is one of my favorite rom-coms. It arrived quickly and is new condition. I'm very happy with my purchase.

Great movie with a lot of great actors always for to watch

No, Must Love Dogs is not a masterpiece. It is not as good a romantic comedy as The Philadelphia Story or Libeled Lady. But it is much better than Sleepless in Seattle, You've Got Mail, and most other contemporary examples of the genre. The cast is stellar. And I'm not just talking about the many well-known actors (Cusack, Lane, Plummer, Channing, Perkins, Mulrooney, etc). Probably the best performance of all comes from little-known Jordana Spiro. As Jake's would-be girlfriend, Sherry, she steals every scene she appears in. The filmmakers should have given her more to do. Spiro gets more humor and pathos out of her small role than most big-name actors ever manage to get out of even a starring role. And she's not the only secondary character to shine in this film. Ben Shenkman, as Cusack's friend Charlie, also manages to spin comic gold out of an underwritten part. Yeah, it's a one-note performance, but Shenkman at least manages to make that one note sound as if it is being played on the comic equivilent of a Stradavarius. He manages to make even throw-away lines such as "I know I am" and "Wouldn't that be nice" laugh-out-loud funny. I'd be less than honest, however, if I did not acknowledge the occasional deficiencies in the script. One problem is the writers' complete disinterest in the characters' backstories. When Cusack and Lane sit together at an Armenien restaurant and reveal their previous love histories, the viewer gets...absolutely nothing. After going on and on about the need for total honesty in disclosing one's past to a potential lover, Cusack then gives Lane a one-sentence history of his life: He got beat up emotionally by a woman he really loved. That's it. Lane, in turn, reveals every bit as little about her own history. Curiously, Shankman and Spiro, whose characters are intentionally 2-dimensional, manage to make their parts memorable despite this deficiency. Cusack and Lane aren't so lucky. The thinness of their characters makes it difficult for the viewer to empathize with them much. Another failing is more typical of the contemporary romantic comedy: complete economic cluelessness. Lane is a divorced pre-school teacher; Cusack is a boatbuilder who has never sold a single boat. Yet they both live in luxurious digs, she in a huge old two-story bungalow, he in a spacious two-story loft. They drive nice cars and seem to have no financial worries at all. What's with that? The economic struggles of the characters in Zola, Balzac and other great novelists lend depth to their portraits. But in contemporary film, the economics are pure fantasy. No one ever needs to worry about paying a bill or cutting expenses. Had the filmakers of Must Love Dogs rooted the main characters a little more firmly in the real world, they might have given us a romantic comedy with real life. As it is, the film is a frothy and often delightful piece of entertainment with almost nothing to say about contemporary life.

I have seen this film several times. It is always sweet and romantic. Diane Lane is, for most of the film, drop-dead gorgeous. Victor Webster, one of my favorite Canadian actors, is stunning and probably could play the lead romantic male character, but that role went to John Cusack. Victor is heterosexual IRL (I believe) but plays part of gay couple. Every couple in the movie could be in a Hallmark movie (Victor has been the male lead in several Hallmark films.)It's a treat to watch all of these people on Valentine's Day, for example. There are hearts floating above everyone's head if you imagine them - it is that sweet.Even above the dog's cute face - imagine birdies and hearts.

Enjoyed it.

Enjoyable film. We have watched it several times

Adoro questo film, volevo vederlo in Italiano. DVD ricevuto come descritto dal venditore, ottimo!

Funny and romantic - I love both actors , good film

Una pelicula brillante, con una hermosa historia. Una pelicula que te hara pasar un buen rato con una pqueña sonrisa, pero constante. Con unos grandes actores, conocidos por todos. Una bella historia.

Deux trentenaires en rupture amoureuse et refusant de sortir la tête de l'eau, se retrouvent à un rendez-vous arrangé par leurs amis et famille respectifs via une annonce internet....Comédie romantique, drôle, sympathique, dans l'air du temps. A voir pour le très craquant John Cusack !!! Ce n'est pas le film de l'année mais un tres bon divertissement sans prise de tête et qui vous donnera le sourire.

I'm very satisfied with the service provided in receiving my DVD Movie. This is not the first I've ordered and have never been disappointed.