The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019)

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   xianjiro

   While I found the concept interesting - telling a story from a dog's point of view - can't really say this succeeded, unless, of course, one considers dogs to be just like humans minus the opposable thumbs and ability to form real words, sentences, etc. So yes, it's a severely anthropomorphized view of the world purportedly from dog's POV. Still, if we set aside this issue, it's a story that will probably touch dog lovers and it's not a terrible take on the human condition. Some might even need a hanky here and there because there is sadness: where most movies would have one terrible life event, this one has at least four (by my count). It's not all sadness though and there are themes about staying the course, doing what you love, caring about others, etc that are still resonant.
   
   Can't recommend or not since I don't really know what you're looking for in a watch, but will say my dog was quite riveted. (Note: that's mostly because the editing style generally moved quickly between dog and human screen time. He finds dogs much more interesting than humans, but only if things keep changing. So this one kept his attention.)
   
   Otherwise the execution is acceptable. I generally don't have huge technical requirements in a film and mostly look that they don't spoil the storytelling and they didn't, at least not for me. It's often cute, interesting if you like dogs, but not destined for many best of lists. Not sure if it would make a best films about dogs list or not: haven't given that much thought until now. 3 years 3 months ago

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