4.0
out of 100
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I mean no impertinence when I say that as a portrait of love and grief, writer-director Mike White's exceptional film Year of the Dog deserves the same admiration accorded Joan Didion's exceptional memoir "The Year of Magical Thinking."
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An engaging tragicomedy, exploring the consequences of single-minded fervor in a humorous and humane fashion.
A satisfying and funny, if ironic, comedy intended for lovers of both the beast and/or sophisticated laughs.
With pathos competing equally against the often pungent laughs for the audience's attention, it's a movie that is both unsettling and amusing, most comparable to "Chuck & Buck" in tone.
It's funny ha-ha but firmly in touch with its downer side, which means it's also funny in a kind of existential way.
Overall, Year of the Dog evinces an appealing sentimentality without being maudlin or only puppy-dog cute.
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… weird. Go see it!
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