(2.5 out of 5 stars)

Owen Wilson stars as John Grogan, newly married to Jennifer Aniston’s character, starting their life together as writers for Miami newspapers while also buying a cute yellow Labrador to keep their life exciting. John Grogan wrote the book that the movie is based on which is basically a biography of his life from the time he bought the dog until later in life.

The movie is not a funny comedy about a dog that is misbehaved. A misbehaving dog is only part of the movie. The real movie is about how a dog fits into the life of a family going about their daily lives with real problems in being happy in work, raising kids, and keeping a marriage together.

The acting is fine. There are some cute scenes. There are some emotional scenes. Overall, there is just nothing special. If I was not a dog owner myself, it would be a pretty boring movie, but since I am, I liked it more, especially because I have a yellow lab too. The movie shows how great owning a dog is and how loyal they are, but really provides nothing more than that.

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