leckerkasekuchen
Will not watch this movie ever again. 8 year old me was traumatized. 10 years later I'm writing this review. From what I remember it was actually an okay dog movie but the ending ruined it.
reijose
Marley & Me is a terrible movie. There is literally a scene in the beginning titled "World's Worst Dog". In my opinion, all of the scenes should be called that. All Marley does is make everyone's lives worse. He poops in the ocean, he ate an answering machine, he ate Jennifer Aniston's highly expensive necklace (WHICH OWEN Wilson JUST WASHED OFF WITH A HOSE AFTER MARLEY POOPED IT OUT WTF). Jennifer Aniston kills a plant in the beginning, so she gets a dog??? and has children???????I was glad when he died at the end. Don't watch this if you value your brain cells. I don't know how this movie got a 7 out of 10. Unbelievable.
juanmiguelbuenafe
First off, i know this review is very very late as this movie came out during Christmas Eve of 2008, but i heard a lot of good reviews of this movie in the past and i never really gave it a chance as i thought the plot wasn't interesting at all, or at least that's how they showed it in the trailer, But knowing this movie had A-list actors in Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston, i knew i was wrong.It actually had a very simple plot with newly wed couple John (Wilson) and Jennifer (Aniston) are wanting to start a family, so in order to prepare themselves they get a puppy who will then become "the world's worst dog" in "Marley" although, no matter the hardships Marley has given the Grogans, the film still captures this in a very sweet way. The film spans 15 years until the time John and Jen already have 3 kids and Marley grows from a puppy to a really big dog, as time flies Marley gets more and more mature, Marley was there when Jen needed her while John wasn't, Marley was always there when the kids came home from school. The film shows that even if pets can be a drag with their barking and all, they will leave a deep mark in your life and the sorrow you will get when it passes away is unsustainable.Wilson added a different spin to his role making him a very down to earth husband and plays it well, his acting in the last few scenes maybe some of his best work. On the other hand Aniston was beautiful as expected, but in my opinion she really stepped it up in this movie. I've been a big fan of her since "Friends" and her previous movies but she nailed her emotions on this one.Overall, this film had comedy, drama, romance making it a quality family movie with great acting. I recommend this movie to anyone but especially to the dog lovers and newly weds, you will get a lot from this movie, but also don't forget to have your tissue as you will probably need it.
juneebuggy
This is a decent adaption following a Philadelphia newspaper columnist and his wife who move to Florida and adopt a Labrador puppy that quickly turns their lives upside down. Marley's illicit behaviour continues over the years of job and home changes, as well as the challenges of a growing family.When I first heard that John Gorgan's bestseller was being made into a movie I can't say I was thrilled with the casting. I was mostly disappointed that Jennifer Aniston was going to play the wife and... she lived up to my initial disappointment. Owen Wilson (who I also had my doubts about) does a decent job as John though and Eric Dane was a nice surprise.Whereas the book was all about the dog with the people just on the fringes, the movie version is more about the family and its ups and downs over the years than Marley. Movie Marley also isn't nearly as "bad" as book Marley. Other than those couple of things and maybe the fact that they used a different dog in almost every scene, I enjoyed this movie a lot.In all honesty I've never seen the end of this, I always shut it off just as John starts to notice that the dog is getting old. Highly recommended as this will save you A LOT of heartache. Pretty much as soon as Marley starts to have trouble getting up the stairs and sleeps out in the rain shut er' down and this becomes a heartwarming, feel good movie. 10/11/14
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