Here's a movie that promises in every way to be a family experience but unfortunately has no idea what it really wants to be. I'm still wondering exactly which part of Marley's life should have endeared us to him as he spends 100% of the time destroying something. That his owners decided to ever let him inside the house is astounding. That they ever found a reason not to give him away must have been explained in the movie's deleted scenes. I guess if they had actually bought a good dog they would have formally adopted him (at least). I still can't believe the makers of MARLEY & ME thought it was a good idea to show us Jennifer Aniston's ultrasound results in progress .One of this days they should also explain to us what was the point of showing Marley being being put to sleep in wide detail, I thought I was watching DEAD MAN WALKING (or in this case, DEAD DOG WALKING). I guess the best way to describe this movie is as a biography of Marley's owner and frankly a bio about the writer of a newspaper column about dogs is hardly earth-shattering. I found funny how Owen Wilson was always shown depressed, even when he got the dream job, wife, kids, house with the pool & million dollar home in Pennsylvania. This is really not a movie for kids, unless you want to spend plenty of time afterwards explaining the sadder aspects of life.
Review of Marley & Me
