Kinsey and I went to see Marley and Me over the holidays in Nebraska with my family. There are only three movies showing in McCook, and this seemed like a better option than Yes Man or Bedtime Stories.
Marley and Me is based on the book by John Grogan about his relationship with his ill-behaved yellow lab, Marley. The two leads (the human ones, not the dog) are played by Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston.
We were surprised by how much we enjoyed this movie. Judging from the trailer, this seemed like it would be one of those movies that used up all the good jokes to get people to the theater. But it really wasn't like that. In fact, the "trailer" jokes are even better in the context of the film. Not a whole lot really happens in this movie. You follow Josh from his wedding day, to getting Marley, to having kids, to the (spoiler!) death of his dog. Sure, there are a lot of Hollywood cliches along the way, the couple live in picture perfect homes in both Boca Raton and Philadelphia, their kids are adorable, neither Owen Wilson or Jennifer Aniston seem to age, even though the film probably covers a dozen years, and so on. (Oh, and Jennifer Aniston has three kids and never loses her figure. Only in the moving pictures.) But cliches notwithstanding, its pretty difficult difficult to find good Hollywood fare these days. And that's what Marley and Me is, it's good Hollywood fare.
Kinsey: 3.5 stars
Wade: 3 stars
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