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31 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumI mean no impertinence when I say that as a portrait of love and grief, writer-director Mike White's exceptional film Year of the Dog deserves the same admiration accorded Joan Didion's exceptional memoir "The Year of Magical Thinking."
- 75Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerChristian Science MonitorPeter RainerThe conceit of the movie is that everyone is obsessed by something and never really tunes into anybody else.
- 75USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigAn engaging tragicomedy, exploring the consequences of single-minded fervor in a humorous and humane fashion.
- 70SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirYear of the Dog is an enjoyable, patchy, rambling affair, a series of bittersweet comic sketches strung together with thin wire.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterOverall, Year of the Dog evinces an appealing sentimentality without being maudlin or only puppy-dog cute.
- 70VarietyVarietyA satisfying and funny, if ironic, comedy intended for lovers of both the beast and/or sophisticated laughs.
- 70L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorSo oppressive is Peggy's world -- Year of the Dog is the best evocation I've seen of how much worse it is to be depressed in a sunny climate -- that when she finally loses control, it feels more like catharsis than madness.
- 70The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisIt's funny ha-ha but firmly in touch with its downer side, which means it's also funny in a kind of existential way.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKevin CrustLos Angeles TimesKevin CrustWith pathos competing equally against the often pungent laughs for the audience's attention, it's a movie that is both unsettling and amusing, most comparable to "Chuck & Buck" in tone.
- 60Village VoiceVillage VoiceMike White, writer of "Chuck & Buck" and "The School of Rock" (and oddball actor in both), here directs his latest geek's revenge fantasy like a psychotherapeutically treated Todd Solondz.