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

Marley & Me is a tale of man's best friend with a family twist on it. It stars Owen Wilson as John, a columnist/reporter just starting out and trying to make it big, and starts off as he marries the woman of his dreams, Jenny (Jennifer Aniston). It then continues as a bit of a romcom in many ways, with a canine element thrown in for good measure. John is a bit hesitant about starting a family, so with the helpful advice of his old friend Sebastian, they get a dog: Marley. However, Marley grows up to be a bit of a naughty pup who eats anything (and I mean, anything, including an answerphone) and goes mad at any noise outside and is scared of thunderstorms. ...  Read the complete review

Marley and Me is among the most poignant films I ever watched. Being a dog lover myself, the film trigged a lot of personal response and empathy from me, as I believe it must have done with other dog-lovers in the audience. I have never read the book so I can't compare how the book relates to the film, but the film was definitely one of the most brilliant and emotional ones I've watched in a long time. John and Jenny are a newly married couple. Like any newly-weds, they have perfect plans and expectations from the future, especially Jenny with her "life list." The list soon gets hindered, however, by John's birthday present to her, in the form ...  Read the complete review

Marley and me ***A Film only review*** After seeing the trailers for this film I was really interested to see it, as were my younger kids too. They love films with dogs in. I actually had the DVD which the kids watched and I ended up missing it so when we went on holiday last year I was thrilled it was the flight movie. I would say though that if you haven't watched this yet don't watch it in front of strangers or people who you don't want to see you cry! The Film Well the film is based around a gorgeous Golden Retriever called Marley and we are taken through all the trials and tribulations from bringing him home to caring for him and all ...  Read the complete review

Having not read the book I wasn't sure quite what to expect from Marley and Me but found it to be a pretty enjoyable comedy with some sad moments scattered in for good measure. It's not the greatest film of all time but not too bad and easy viewing. John and Jenny Grogan played by Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston have just moved to southern Florida and take jobs as newspaper columnists. In terms of a life plan Jenny's already got married so that's one thing ticked off the list. Also she has moved, bought a house and they both have great jobs. So everything is going well and next on the list surely must be a baby! John is worried that this might be the case and ...  Read the complete review