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Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

I did not enjoy this movie. The big problem was I did not find the lead characters sympathetic. Sarah Nolan (played by Diane Lane) is an absurdly jealous woman who thinks she owns the exclusive attention of every male she has ever flirted with. She is extremely rude to everyone without cause. Oddly, nobody smacks her back. They just completely ignore her vicious tongue. I would prefer she did _not_ find true love and ruin someone's life. There is some predictable humour with various unsuitable dates, and a bit more with various relatives trying to fix her up with people she would not like. Christopher Plummer plays the father, an elderly gentleman worshipped by the ladies. He is charming and fun, especially when he quotes poetry. The ending is telegraphed long in advance, so it feels embarrassingly corny when it finally unfolds. Nothing much happens. There are no memorable scenes. Despite the title, dogs play a very minor role.

This movie doesn't really bring anything new to the table for rom-coms, it is predictable, and the ending is a bit contrived, but I still found "Must Love Dogs" to be quite entertaining. I liked the two leads and the main characters, there were some laughs, and there were some sweet moments, too. Rotten Tomatoes said that because the movie's predictable, it stops the movie from being any good. So, yeah, it's not an original romantic comedy and it's not going to win any awards, but it's a nice romantic comedy. It's completely harmless and I had a very good time watching it. Just because a movie's not original doesn't mean that you should stay away from it like it's a victim of Leprosy.

Mildly amusing date movie has Lane and Cusack meeting cute (in a dog park) and then taking the rest of the movie to actually get together. Lane plays a middle-aged divorcée being urged by her female and obligatory gay friends to get back into the dating scene. The dates she goes on are the funniest parts of the movie, especially one involving a sleazy guy who says to her, "I thought you'd be younger." He admits he wouldn't mind finding an 18 year old to date. The problem with the movie is that it isn't particularly well written, and depends way too much on Lane and Cusack's personalities to pull it off. The ending is a knockoff of about 100 other date movies, and is frankly disappointing. Christopher Plummer plays Lane's dad and Dermot Mulroney is a married womanizer on Lane's trail. Needless to say, Lane has done far better work. So has Cusack, who seems to spend most of the movie working on a wooden boat and watching "Dr. Zhivago."

I've never written to a "star" before....I've followed you for years, and I think you've always been under the radar,(maybe on purpose) and has HUGE potential for being an Oscar winning professional. Every time I see you on the screen, It's like being with my very first boyfriend in the 11th grade. (plus you look a lot like him) I'm Still single, and set up with a lot of "not feeling it dates". Maybe, if I'm in LA, or Chicago I'll "run" into you, literally...hopefully. NO, I'm not a freak hiding behind a computer stalking "stars" If, you do hit me in the street, I'm a 5"6 120 pound long haired blond probably with my 5 year old black lab, Oscar. I'll apologize, and keep moving....but, know your are adored from afar....Kim~