Best movie of this year hands down!

I love this movie so much

Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

I know you're going to want to see this movie. Owen Wilson—cutie pie, Jennifer Aniston—America's sweetheart, and a dog. Of course you're going to want to see it! Don't. Especially if you love dogs. The true story of an extremely selfish man whose bond with his dog exceeds his relationship with his wife. If it wasn't a true story, I would have faulted the screenwriter for writing such a one-dimensional "typical male" character, but since this person actually existed, I can only imagine how frustrated he must have been with his screen representation. Either that, or it was a realistic characterization and he didn't notice what a terrible person the world now knows he is.The "me" of Marley & Me aside, you still shouldn't see this movie if you're a dog or animal lover. I know I make it my policy to never give away spoilers, so hopefully I won't have to and you'll heed my warning. The preview of the movie will show lots of gags with the dog and some one-liners from Owen Wilson, but actually, this is a total tearjerker. If you've ever had a pet in your life, you will bawl. If you really want to put yourself through that, go ahead. I wouldn't go so far as to say I wish I hadn't seen it, but I'll remember the sadness for many years to come.

At 3 months, oh you are so cute! At 2 years, wow, you have so much energy. At 4, did you just pee on the carpet again? At 7, you're my best friend! And sometime after 10, what I'd do to go through all that again. Dogs are a necessary existence for many of people, and from Rin Tin Tin to Lassie to Old Yeller to even Scooby Doo, there's a reason why they are called man's best friend.For Owen Wilson, well, he looks like a dog in human form, sort of dorky, rather clumsy, yet smart and funny without realizing it. He's married to Jennifer Aniston here, an actress I've on occasion found lacking warmth and sort of unpassionate on screen. So it's obvious from the start that she'll be cool to the idea of a puppy, yet in time, it will grow on her no matter what she indicates out of frustration over the years. She does manage to warm up somewhat after tantrum throwing towards Wilson that briefly strains their marriage, and by the end of the film, you realize that this trouble-making mini horse is as important to her as their three children. Puppies are adorable and affectionate on the first meeting, but once they are adopted, their mischievous nature comes out, and Marley is no exception. Puppies also grow, annoy neighbors by howling when they're alone, eat their fill of kibble, and pee and poop at will. But once you've got that first taste of puppy breath, you're hooked, no matter how foul it is. A very funny cameo by Kathleen Turner shows an unsuccessful attempt to train the fast growing pooch. The always likable Alan Arkin plays Wilson's understanding Lou Grant like boss. Alec Mapa has a funny cameo as a rather obnoxious dog owner on the dog beach who judgmentally tries to tell Wilson a thing or two about what's permitted on the beach and what is not. This comedy drama documents all of those emotions, and while it takes time, the puppy is as much a part of the family as the babies they have. Of course, the three children they have see nothing but perfection in this messy but lovable lab, not at all impacted by its largeness as the dog watcher they hire ends up being. Marley isn't a slobbering mess like Beethoven or Turner's "Hooch", just a free spirit you can't help but fall in love with. Grab your Kleenex and go to town balling your eyes out, 'cause you will be crying both from laughing and from exploring many emotions over the circle of life that comes around for all dogs.

First off, i know this review is very very late as this movie came out during Christmas Eve of 2008, but i heard a lot of good reviews of this movie in the past and i never really gave it a chance as i thought the plot wasn't interesting at all, or at least that's how they showed it in the trailer, But knowing this movie had A-list actors in Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston, i knew i was wrong.It actually had a very simple plot with newly wed couple John (Wilson) and Jennifer (Aniston) are wanting to start a family, so in order to prepare themselves they get a puppy who will then become "the world's worst dog" in "Marley" although, no matter the hardships Marley has given the Grogans, the film still captures this in a very sweet way. The film spans 15 years until the time John and Jen already have 3 kids and Marley grows from a puppy to a really big dog, as time flies Marley gets more and more mature, Marley was there when Jen needed her while John wasn't, Marley was always there when the kids came home from school. The film shows that even if pets can be a drag with their barking and all, they will leave a deep mark in your life and the sorrow you will get when it passes away is unsustainable.Wilson added a different spin to his role making him a very down to earth husband and plays it well, his acting in the last few scenes maybe some of his best work. On the other hand Aniston was beautiful as expected, but in my opinion she really stepped it up in this movie. I've been a big fan of her since "Friends" and her previous movies but she nailed her emotions on this one.Overall, this film had comedy, drama, romance making it a quality family movie with great acting. I recommend this movie to anyone but especially to the dog lovers and newly weds, you will get a lot from this movie, but also don't forget to have your tissue as you will probably need it.

First of all, Owen and Jennifer are okay, but nothing more, only well. I haven't liked the first scene of the movie where the two are together, it seemed that not rolled chemistry of the rest of the film, but for luck of the film, it was not repeated during the rest of the film. The director seemed to be in a hurry when he made this film, the book has a lot of information that could be useful to make the film more interesting, but the director forgot a lot, and he chose to cut other, I imagine, to leave the film shortest, which was totally unnecessary. The film is one hour and forty and in my opinion was to have at least two hours. The cut scenes were another problem, the couple's children appeared suddenly. I think it would be nice to show more about the children, as they came, etc. Sometimes trying to be funny but what happens is that Marley runs down the beach or tips a woman, eats his food like crazy and this is totally normal, not funny. At the end lost at least two opportunities to finish the film that would be legal. (the one time the screen goes black and you think you will end up but back). And I think that's it, note 2.