48/15
It follows a story of love, friendship, grief and healing, about a writer who adopts a Great Dane that belonged to a deceased friend and mentor. While most authors do not appreciate the film adaptation of their book, Sigrid Nunez has stated that she is satisfied with how her book is presented in this film adaptation. Seen at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on September 11, 2024 (First Watch) Format: Regular Theater The story does not know what direction it is taking, which is why in most cases it keeps going on and on, so much so that it seems never-ending, and here comes the part where the viewer will feel the length and heaviness of its duration which is not even long, but it seems that way because of the slow and sometimes boring pace that the story has. The dog is definitely the best part of the film. The way he was trained to show these emotions and use body language to say something is very impressive. I did not really like the way the story dealt with Bill Murray’s character, because it seemed very unnecessary. For me the movie is more of a story between a dog and a grieving person and not about a suicidal writer who died and left a dog outside. It seemed very chaotic in that aspect and could have easily delved more in terms of this topic or shown a flashback that would have supported Bill Murray’s character. Other than that, nothing more special, but overall, a nice and warm movie to watch!