Marley & Me (DVD)

After a stressful day I suddenly decided I wanted to see Marley and Me. After all it had cute puppies and Owen Wilson. It was bound to be a feelgood movie. Wasn't it? Hmm. The previews make it look fun fun fun all the way through, but it isn't. That doesn't make it a bad film though, just not quite what I thought. Based on the book by John Grogan, Marley and Me tells the story of John (Owen Wilson) and his wife Jenny (Jennifer Aniston) who move to West Palm Beach, get work as journalists and buy a house. But John's best friend Sebastian (Eric Dane) warns him that now they've bought the house, Jenny is sure to want a baby next, and the best way to delay that ...  Read the complete review

Newly married Jenny Grogan (Played by Jennifer Anniston) is broody. After suggesting to her husband John (played by Owen Wilson) that they start trying for a family, he surprises Jenny by taking her to see a litter of Labrador puppies, in the hope that by getting a new puppy this will occupy Jenny and postpone the new arrival until he feels ready. They choose their puppy - nicknamed by the breeder as being a 'Clearance puppy' because nobody seemed to want him - and arrange to collect him a few weeks later. The puppy proves to be a handful, causing mayhem and disorder in the Grogan household, and the young couple wonder if the dog just cannot be ...  Read the complete review

Marley and Me is a drama - comedy released in 2008. The film was based on John Grogan's novel Marley & Me. This memoir book is about their family dog Marley and became a best selling book in 2005. The screenplay based on the novel was written by Scott Frank and Don Roos. The film was directed by David Frankel. The film's classification is Parental Guidance because of mild violence and sex references. The running time is 115 minutes. About the director ----------------------- David Frankel is an American film director, producer and screenplay writer. He directed the comedy-drama The Devil Wears Prada in 2006. Right after this film he directed ...  Read the complete review

Anybody who knows me knows that I am obsessed with animals so any film that is to do with animals and it is a winner in my opinion. Now I watched Marley and Me on the plane coming back from America so this a film only review but I may buy the DVD at some point so when I do I will update you with the special features. I thought this film was not what I expected and not as good as I had been told but it was still something special and here is why. The film is about the relationship between John and Jenny. They meet, fall in love and get married and then they decide to get a house together and in an attempt to stop Jenny thinking about having kids just yet, ...  Read the complete review

Having got married and moved to Florida newspaper journalist John and Jennifer Grogan are ready to set up their new home together. In a bid to delay Jennifer's desire to have kids, John decides to buy her a Labrador puppy, Marley, for her birthday. The proceeding story deals with the puppy growing up into a 100 pound dog who retains the energy and discipline he had as a puppy. Along the way Marley provides John with plenty of material for his newspaper column and as their family grows the film highlights the importance the dog plays in all of their lives. This is another film that I have to be honest and say I wasn't that bothered about seeing. It was one that ...  Read the complete review