Must Love Dogs and Cliches

Title

Must Love Dogs (2005)

Directed by

Gary David Goldberg

Writing Credits

Claire Cook (novel)
Gary David Goldberg (screenplay)

Selected Cast

Diane Lane .... Sarah
John Cusack .... Jake
Elizabeth Perkins .... Carol
Christopher Plummer .... Bill
Dermot Mulroney .... Bob
Stockard Channing .... Dolly
Ali Hillis .... Christine
Brad William Henke .... Leo
Julie Gonzalo .... June
Glenn Howerton .... Michael
Ben Shenkman .... Charlie
Jordana Spiro .... Sherry

Review

Must Love Dogs is a romantic comedy about two lonely people that find each other through an Internet dating service and struggle through the awkwardness of budding romance.

Must Love Dogs is sort of a “Lowered Expectations” version of You’ve Got Mail. This film could have been pretty good, but the script abandons all individuality and resorts to most of the cliches of romantic comedies. There’s a gay friend, an eccentric father, a spunky best-friend, a smooth talking, but goofy man, and a beautiful woman that just can’t seem to find a guy who won’t break her heart.

The plot of Must Love Dogs is nothing new. You have seen it twice a year every year you have been watching movies. If you watch nothing but the film’s trailer, you could probably sit down and correctly outline the movie scene by scene.

John Cusak did his best with the material, and Diane Lane was a beautiful and captivating as usual, but they just could not rise above this lame movie. Must Love Dogs is not worth the time it takes to watch it.

Rating (1-10)

4

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