Marley & ME is a film about a dog. It is, as they say, based on a true story: Marley really existed and his owner, John Grogan (played by Owen Wilson), wrote a book about him. This is difficult to believe on the basis of the evidence in Marley & Me, in which the dog is disobedient, destroys furniture and is scared of thunder... all of which seems like perfectly normal behavior for a dog. Certainly, it is not so bizarre that it justifies making a film about the creature - especially a film that lasts two and a half hours, which is about half an hour longer than Casablanca - it has the Second World War, a beautiful love story, and some of the greatest dialogue ever. True, it does not have a canine in a major role, but you will still have 30 minutes left in which to go to the park and watch some dogs.
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