see the movie

On the CreativeSports blog, Lawr Michaels’ post on “Macaroni, Marley, and Me” reflects on being introduced to John Grogan’ book in late 2005 and then seeing the movie on New Year’s Eve:

I did find the book a lovely read and memoir. I thought the movie was almost non-existent: a series of pastiches of the life [...]

“I didn’t know the book,” Revolutionary Road director Sam Mendes admits in an interview with indieWIRE.
“It was Kate (Winslet), my wife, who gave me the book and said, ‘I really want to play this part.’ I read the screenplay and read the book in quick succession. And I liked the screenplay, but I didn’t fully [...]