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| The Dog Lover | |
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| Directed by | Alex Ranarivelo |
| Written by | Ali Afshar Alex Ranarivelo |
| Produced by | Tag Mendillo Mandli Reno |
| Starring | Allison Paige James Remar Lea Thompson Jayson Blair Christina Moore |
| Cinematography | Rueden Steinberg |
| Edited by | Brett Hedlund |
| Music by | Jamie Christopherson |
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Running time | 101 minutes[1] 102 minutes[2] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Dog Lover is a 2016 American drama film written by Alex Ranarivelo and Ali Afshar, directed by Ranarivelo and starring Allison Paige, James Remar, Lea Thompson, Jayson Blair and Christina Moore.[1]
Plot
[edit] | This article needs a plot summary. (February 2025) |
Cast
[edit]- James Remar as Daniel Holloway
- Lea Thompson as Liz Holloway
- Jayson Blair as Will Holloway
- Michael King as Trevor
- Christina Moore as Cassie Sumpter
- Ali Afshar as Raymond
- Annabelle Kavanagh as Abigail Holloway
- Cullen Douglas as Vincent Bogel
- Matthew Glave as Mr. Gold
- Kathleen Wilhoite as Mrs. Gold
- Sherry Stringfield as Jackie McConnell
- Allison Paige as Sara Gold
Release
[edit]The film was released on July 8, 2016.[1]
Reception
[edit]The film has a 20% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 10 reviews.[3] Glenn Kenny of RogerEbert.com awarded the film two stars out of four.[4]
Owen Gleiberman of Variety gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Rescue-dog purists may not approve of the line The Dog Lover takes, yet to this dog lover it comes off as compassionate and realistic: a plea for a place where good care can become common sense."[2]
Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a negative review and wrote, "...it’s all as clunkily melodramatic as it sounds, with the climactic trial sequences proving particularly slow going."[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Scheck, Frank (July 8, 2016). "'The Dog Lover': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 20, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
- ^ a b Gleiberman, Owen (July 7, 2016). "Film Review: 'The Dog Lover'". Variety. Archived from the original on December 20, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
- ^ "The Dog Lover". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on December 16, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
- ^ Kenny, Glenn. "The Dog Lover". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved February 6, 2025.