Marley & Me

Marley & Me is an American comedy-drama film based on the novel of the same name, the film follows the life of a worker who adopts a Labrador Retriever who will be considered to be the world’s “worst dog”.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) The acting is very good especially from Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston.
 * 2) Well-done and written story, revolving around a Office worker John Grogan, his wife Jennifer and his trouble making dog Marley.
 * 3) Good soundtrack, with having a Bob Marley song in one scene which in itself is a nice touch to the main dogs name.
 * 4) Marley, John, Jennifer and all other character are likeable.
 * 5) Nice chemistry between John, Jennifer and Marley.
 * 6) It also adds in a bit of humor to the mix like the scene where Marley as a puppy whines at night much to John’s dismay.
 * 7) Marley is cute as a puppy.
 * 8) It is completely faithful to the novel it's based on.
 * 9) The scene where Marley dies is considered to be the saddest moment in the film.
 * 10) Unlike other films that use CGI for replacements, this film uses real dogs and they’re quite talented.
 * 11) It shows that even a family movie can also be sad.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) John and Jennifer can be a little mean spirited to Marley, although it's justified since Marley is a dog and dogs don’t understand that much.
 * 2) It spawned an extremely unnecessary direct to video prequel called Marley & Me: The Puppy Years, which ruined everything on what made this film look great.
 * 3) Despite being rated PG, there are some moments that feel like an R-rated comedy like the scene where Jennifer tells John to “see her naked”.
 * 4) The intro feels like it’s gonna be another generic comedy film.

Reception
The film received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics and audiences, on Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 62% with a critics consensus saying “Pet owners should love it, but Marley and Me is only sporadically successful in wringing drama and laughs from its scenario.”, on Metacritic, the film has a score of 53 out of 100, indicating “mixed or average reviews”.