This film is so underrated. Yes, it helps if you love cute dogs, but I would have rated this as a fairly entertaining comedy until the end. No, not the very end, but the last scene with Don Cheadle. Don asks Giovanni why he gave the dog away. Now Giovanni's character was one who probably his entire life was so messed up, neurotic, self-consumed but probably most importantly self-destructive... and finally, he sees clearly what matters the most. And the answer is not himself. Brilliant. Giovanni Ribisi, Don Cheadle, Lynn Collins, Mena Suvari, and even Scott Caan do a good job in this film. I feel a bit sorry for Giovanni and Scott as they probably don't get the recognition I feel they deserved in this effort. (Scott wrote and directed it.)
Review of The Dog Problem
