Like Dogs

Promising storyline at the start. I think this film would have been much better if they used an adult cast instead of university students, and either had a few less twists or spent more time developing all the twists.

Have you ever stood between two mirrors and seen yourself reflected into infinity? Check that box for now.

Have you ever manipulated/misused/etc... persons of a lower class/caste/etc...? Check that box for now.

Have you yourself ever been manipulated/misused/etc... by persons of a higher class/caste/etc...? Check that box for now.

The two latter propositions are your mirrors. You are a lab rat - or beagle, because they are popular experimental animals, believe it or not. "Like Dogs" is your experiment.

I know. You'll say...

I don't eat slop... from the McDonald's drive-thru.

I don't wear a leash... as you text on your cell phone.

I don't respond to shock therapy... as you pay your rent/mortgage.

I don't abuse others... as you ____ your neighbor/colleague/lover.

I don't suffer abuse from others... as you prepare your next apology to ___.

Yeah. Give it a few minutes. It's that kind of movie.

The rest is computed on a video program that you and i can obtain to our pc, to have fun with homevideos etc.

Horror, well a tiny bit, crazy plot, no not at all, gory, couldve taken much more, thrilling, not much, twist surprises, a few small ones , easy piecy junk, dogs, no dogs at all, ideas to your next s/m getogether, yes , its just a matter of vivid fantasy

production isnt that bad, it has good continuity and the mix of light, noise and music helps indeed. But the story is flat ,the sets are utterly minimalistic if not prosaicly androgyne and the acting is a bland experience. But theyve blown away all their does on this project and thats well done for us, takes time to finance the next project.

So tha anarchistic grumpy old man gives a 3 minus.

Nothing much to say in this review, other than this is a very low-budget project. Painful to watch, a waste of time. Preposterous, to say the least.

Old joke in film class is that the cheapest indie to make is filming two people talking on a park bench. God provides the lighting, the park provides the set, and luck provides the stars. In this one, it looks at first glance like Randy Van Dyke is going for the Guinness Record in cheap indies ... and then the twists come. Taking a page from the Joss Whedon school of genre deconstruction, Van Dyke keeps things moving briskly, making sure the viewer never gets bored. And that, in a nutshell, is the charm of this oddball extreme-low-budget production.