I don't know how it took me this long to see this movie, but I finally did, and it fully lived up to its extraordinary praise. Though I've only seen it once thus far, I feel that it is truly one of those rare movies you could watch over and over again and never grow tired of it.
The movie really shouldn't even work. Who would have thought that a movie about a bunch of random weirdos putting their dogs in a dog show could be entertaining at all? When you think about how this probably sounds on paper, it's a wonder it got the production green light at all. Then again, cinema was still pretty fantastic in the year 2000. 2001 was the year everything started getting really "off"...
The entire cast and every single character in this movie are legendary. There's not much else to say. The writing and/or ad-libbing is all brilliant. The chemistry between this people cannot be matched. And I love the entirely simple 1-2 structure of the movie. First half: preparing for the show. Second half: the show. It needs nothing else! Simple & sweet!
This isn't the kind of movie that much else needs to be said about other than it is a perfect comedy. Nuanced, simple and versatile at the same time, and packed to the brim with quotable dialogue.
I will close by saying that for a while Emma Roberts was the #1 celebrity I wanted to get beat up by. But, I have changed my mind this year. After seeing Beau Is Afraid and Best In Show, and being reminded of the brute force of Parker Posey...she is absolutely the one. If a celebrity was going to beat me up, it would have to done be by Parker Posey. Please.
The movie really shouldn't even work. Who would have thought that a movie about a bunch of random weirdos putting their dogs in a dog show could be entertaining at all? When you think about how this probably sounds on paper, it's a wonder it got the production green light at all. Then again, cinema was still pretty fantastic in the year 2000. 2001 was the year everything started getting really "off"...
The entire cast and every single character in this movie are legendary. There's not much else to say. The writing and/or ad-libbing is all brilliant. The chemistry between this people cannot be matched. And I love the entirely simple 1-2 structure of the movie. First half: preparing for the show. Second half: the show. It needs nothing else! Simple & sweet!
This isn't the kind of movie that much else needs to be said about other than it is a perfect comedy. Nuanced, simple and versatile at the same time, and packed to the brim with quotable dialogue.
I will close by saying that for a while Emma Roberts was the #1 celebrity I wanted to get beat up by. But, I have changed my mind this year. After seeing Beau Is Afraid and Best In Show, and being reminded of the brute force of Parker Posey...she is absolutely the one. If a celebrity was going to beat me up, it would have to done be by Parker Posey. Please.