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| Movie Name : |
Dog Days
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| Cinema Type : |
Hollywood
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| Release Date : |
08-Aug-2018( 6 years, 141 days ago)
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| Directed By : |
Ken Marino |
| Production House : |
Mickey Liddell,Jennifer Monroe |
| Genre : |
Comedy |
| Lead Role : |
Nina Dobrev, Finn Wolfhard, Vanessa Hudgens
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Rating:3.5/5
Do you sometimes share your human food with your dog out of the same container? Are you likely to trust dog lovers blindly on sheer principle? Have you ever sat across from a dog therapist, and found yourself talking about your own life problems instead? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions (or, to all three, like I did), then you will adore the sweet, Los Angeles-set ensemble comedy “Dog Days”; a family-wide rom-com as eager to please as its loveable canine stars with big personalities. Even if you didn’t have an affirmative response to any of the above, rest assured that director Ken Marino’s contemporary tale of intertwined lives will still disarm you eventually with its unabashed cheeriness and generous spirit.
In the cinematic tradition of “everyone’s connected” yarns like “Crazy, Stupid, Love” and “He’s Just Not That Into You” (except, as inoffensive as they come), with a little “Best in Show” thrown in for good measure, “Dog Days” follows a crowded group of interrelated LA dwellers, whose lives are touched and made complete by dogs in various heartwarming ways over one heated summer. For the successful newscaster Elizabeth (Nina Dobrev, sufficiently neurotic), her expressive mutt Sam serves as a reflection of her own thorny feelings on the heels of an ugly romantic breakup. When she opens up to the poker-faced and hilariously overpriced dog therapist Danielle (Tig Notaro) about Sam’s abandonment fears, it’s easy to spot at once that she is talking about herself while leaning on her loyal best friend to get through a difficult time. Both Elizabeth’s and Sam’s luck turns when they meet-cute with the former NFL star Jimmy Johnston (a charismatic Tone Bell) and his adorably energetic pit bull mix Brandy. Things get even more complicated when Elizabeth and Jimmy are paired as co-anchors due to their bouncy love/hate chemistry.