Wilson has a scene near the end with Marley that's the most wrenchingly tender acting of his career.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
When Marley is not on the screen, Wilson and Aniston demonstrate why they are gifted comic actors. They have a relationship that's not too sitcomish, not too sentimental, mostly smart and realistic.Read Full Review »
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Philadelphia Inquirer: Carrie Rickey
The humans, particularly the wistful Wilson, deadpan Alan Arkin (as Grogan's editor) and Nathan Gamble, a 10-year-old who plays the eldest Grogan child, are very affecting. Aniston, who has great offbeat comic timing, doesn't quite find her rhythm here.Read Full Review »
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ReelViews: James Berardinelli
It's an enjoyable and unpretentious perspective of life that reminds us how important and rewarding the little things can be.Read Full Review »
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Salon.com: Stephanie Zacharek
Marley & Me gets so much surprisingly right. It may be designed to reach a broad audience, but it doesn't pander.Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Wesley Morris
The movie is torn. It wants to honestly explore the natural wear-and-tear of the Grogan marriage. But it also seems OK with being something that could pass as a midseason replacement on ABC.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Betsy Sharkey
An imperfect, messy and sometimes trying film that has moments of genuine sweetness and humor sprinkled in between the saccharine and the sadness.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Philip Kennicott
There are three fine performances lost in this otherwise middling film. Alan Arkin makes a wonderfully gruff newspaper editor who does just about as much barking as Marley. Jennifer Aniston makes the most of the rather slender figure of Jennifer Grogan, creating a believably human picture of a career woman who gives it up for the kids. And then there's the dog that plays Marley.Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Claudia Puig
Marley & Me might be easy to watch, but -- even for die-hard canine lovers -- it's as easy to forget.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Stephen Holden
Bland, obsequious adaptation of John Grogan’s best-selling memoir.Read Full Review »
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