Life with Dog

Yes, the character of Joe (Corbin Bernson) is cynical beyond belief. Safe to say, many of us have encountered someone like Joe. They were negative about everything and so draining to be around. It seemed impossible to bring a smile to their face. He's definitely off putting, but this movie has a powerful message and it's worth sticking with to the end. After losing his wife, Alice (Marilu Henner), in a bicycle accident, his mental health starts declining. He spends his days sitting in the living room with the blinds closed, even when it's sunny outside, and he's stopped shaving. When his daughter comes to his house she expresses her immense concern for his psychological well-being, but he doesn't see anything wrong with how he's living. It also doesn't help that he's short-tempered just by nature. He's going down a path of despair, until he encounters a stray dog who won't leave him alone. Over time, the dog becomes part of his life. Throughout the movie, the audience is able to see the dog change Joe's pessimistic outlook. The actors and actresses gave such compelling performances. It's a brilliant movie about forgiveness. Awesome choice for a family movie night.

This movie had no plot line, no realism, and certainly no acting. To the people who read this, I beg you not to waste your time watching this. The entire movie was a joke, and I'll have to complain to IMDb for not having an option to choose a negative score out of ten! Even 1/10 is a stretch. I can think of nothing good about his movie, so if you want a top choice of a worst movie, this is it! I can usually point out something good in the movie, like good camera shots and movie directing, but this just ain't the case with "Life With Dog." I mean, even the title suggests a low-budget film with no plot line. To think that people put effort into making this bad of a film makes me wonder how they even published it!

The comments that give it 3/10 or more are complete liars, trying to reel you in to watch their own movie. Yes, that right! The film's own producers have to bring it upon themselves to to try get a high movie rating. This movie is going down on my list as a -1/10, something I didn't think I'd ever have to do.

It is hard to forgive when the most important person in your life is suddenly taken away. In this case, Joe was beholden to his wife Alice for becoming a better man. Alice's visits as a guide and angel to Joe were touching and poignant. We enjoyed watching Joe go through various stages of grief and come out a better person because of it. Dog (God spelled backwards) gave Joe the support, silent but ever present, that he needed. Hard not to love this story of gentle redemption.

Maybe 'cause I live w "death out of proper time", I felt this movie dealt w grief & anger quite well. It was real, the plot was Not predictable, and it was well acted. I would have liked to have seen or heard more of a "peace through the storm through faith" message from Alice, as there is a profound difference in grieving w/o faith in God versus trusting God through it. I've done it both ways, thankfully I live through it w God now. Well done on the writing Mr. Bernsen.

The blurb for this film suggests a film about hope and enlightenment. It is nothing of the sort. This is a cynical piece of work with an apoplectic lead who grinds and groans throughout its entirety. It has no redeeming qualities. None. It's 100 minutes of misery without a shred of levity or pathos. A protagonist so thoroughly detestable you feel nothing but jaded. A dog of a movie indeed. Skip it.