Marley and Me: Marley is an Everydog
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 and lives of the family, with Marley the dog getting the occasional spotlight.
But…
The one thing the movie did was remind us that Marley, like Henry Fielding’s Tom Jones, is an everydog (instead of everyman)….
And therein lies what does work about Marley, the movie (and probably the book, too). That is, if you have, or have had a dog you loved and lost, my guess is that Marley and Me the movie will work for you, no matter what.
