25/40
It tells the story of love, friendship, grief, and healing about a writer who adopts a Great Dane that belonged to a deceased friend and mentor. While most authors don’t like the film adaptation of her book, Sigrid Nunez said she was happy with the way her book was presented in this film adaptation. Watched at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on September 11, 2024 (First Watch) Format: Regular Cinema. The story doesn’t know which direction it’s going, which is why in most cases it just keeps going and seems like it will never end, and eventually there comes a part where the viewer will feel the length and weight of its duration, which isn’t even long It seems that way because the story has a slow and sometimes boring rhythm. The dog is certainly the best part of the film. The way he is trained to show these emotions and use his body language to say something is very impressive. I really didn’t like the way the story approaches Bill Murray’s character because it seemed very useless. To me, the film is more of a story between a dog and a grieving person than the story of a suicidal writer who died and left his dog behind. In that regard, it felt very messy and could have easily gone deeper into that topic or shown some flash supporting Bill Murray’s character. Other than that, nothing special but all in all a sweet and warm film to watch!
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