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Must Love Dogs (2005)

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Critics Reviews Average Grade:   C+
Source Brief Review Grade*
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
"Must Love Dogs is a somewhat generic romantic comedy blessed with a generous heart, bright dialogue and irresistible stars." more... B-
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris
"...while Lane is her typical winning self, the film is mawkish." more... B-
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
"The movie toys with heartbreak because it knows, and we know, no hearts will be broken." more... C  
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington
"I was charmed by Must Love Dogs..." more... B  
E! Online "This one's a dog, all right." more... D  
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
"This is a movie of fake conflict, fake heart, even fake doggy love." more... C-
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell
"Even vehicles on autopilot eventually reach their destinations...and Dogs proves to be an easy ride." more... B  
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
"...goes down like ice cream..." more... B-
New York Times
Stephen Holden
"...so weightless that it makes a trifle like You've Got Mail look like Chekhov..." more... C-
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
"It fizzles when it should sizzle." more... C+
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
"...a frisky romantic comedy with a great title and wonderfully appealing performances from Diane Lane and John Cusack..." more... B  
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
"Even for those who think there are worse ways to spend 100 minutes than to look at Diane Lane, Must Love Dogs pushes it." more... C  
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold
"...far from original, and its star chemistry doesn't exactly light up the screen." more... C+
USA Today
Claudia Puig
"Much as I hate the term -- and very often the genre itself -- it's a bona fide chick flick." more... B  
* Yahoo! Movies converts each critic's published rating into a letter grade. If the critic's review does not include a rating, Yahoo! Movies assigns a grade based on an assessment of the review. (more...)
 
 


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