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Must Love Dogs (2005)

Must Love Dogs (2005)
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A woman finds herself drafted into the battle of finding the perfect man in this romantic comedy. Sarah Nolan (Diane Lane) is a kindergarten teacher in her mid-thirties who is still dealing with the emotional aftermath of her divorce eight months ago. While her sisters, Christine (Ali Hillis) and Carol (Elizabeth Perkins), both think Sarah needs to start dating again, Sarah herself isn't so sure. Carol decides to force the issue by posting Sarah's photo and profile on an Internet dating site, and soon a number of seemingly eligible bachelors are sending her e-mails in hopes of a date. However, nearly every man she meets turns out to be a loser, with the exception of Jake (John Cusack), who is smart, good looking, and even brings along a dog for their walk in the park (though he doesn't tell her the pooch was borrowed for the occasion). However, Sarah also makes the acquaintance of Bob (Dermot Mulroney), the divorced father of one of her students, and she finds herself having to choose between two potentially worthwhile men. Meanwhile, Sarah's widowed father, Bill (Christopher Plummer), decides to give Internet dating a try, and lands himself a new steady in Dolly (Stockard Channing). Must Love Dogs is based on the best-selling novel of the same title by Claire Cook. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Starring:
Diane Lane, John Cusack, (more)
Director(s):
Gary David Goldberg
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG13
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of Must Love Dogs

A woman finds herself drafted into the battle of finding the perfect man in this romantic comedy. Sarah Nolan (Diane Lane) is a kindergarten teacher in her mid-thirties who is still dealing with the emotional aftermath of her divorce eight months ago. While her sisters, Christine (Ali Hillis) and Carol (Elizabeth Perkins), both think Sarah needs to start dating again, Sarah herself isn't so sure. Carol decides to force the issue by posting Sarah's photo and profile on an Internet dating site, and soon a number of seemingly eligible bachelors are sending her e-mails in hopes of a date. However, nearly every man she meets turns out to be a loser, with the exception of Jake (John Cusack), who is smart, good looking, and even brings along a dog for their walk in the park (though he doesn't tell her the pooch was borrowed for the occasion). However, Sarah also makes the acquaintance of Bob (Dermot Mulroney), the divorced father of one of her students, and she finds herself having to choose between two potentially worthwhile men. Meanwhile, Sarah's widowed father, Bill (Christopher Plummer), decides to give Internet dating a try, and lands himself a new steady in Dolly (Stockard Channing). Must Love Dogs is based on the best-selling novel of the same title by Claire Cook. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
98 mins

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Director(s):
Gary David Goldberg
Writer(s):
Gary David Goldberg
Producer(s):
Suzanne Todd, Gary David Goldberg, Jennifer Todd
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG13(Adult Humor, Adult Language, Adult Situations, Sexual Situations)
Categories:
Romance, Comedy
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    Mike R.

    Awesome movie. Was a surprise. Ordered this chick-flick for my wife while I was away but thoroughly enjoyed it when we watched it together.

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    Kathleen D.

    I thought this movie was really cute, although my husband gave it a so-so review. It is a chick-flick and that would probably explain the difference of opinion. About the only negative I would give is it is somewhat predictable.

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    Cynthia R.

    The whole movie started out badly. A large family gathered around Sarah (Diane Lane), who was divorced a WHOLE EIGHT MONTHS, to encourage her to get back into the dating scene. Throughout the film, this meddling family was supposed to be charming, but I would have found them annoying in real life and told them to leave me the hell alone. Sarah ends up on an Internet dating site and meets Jake (John Cusack). They dated in a confused sort of way that some would deem as adorable (not me). My favorite part of the movie was when Diane Lane answered her own dad's (Christopher Plumber) personal ad. It was short, in the commercials, but still very funny. By far, the character I enjoyed most was Stockard Channing, who plays a woman Christopher Plumber is dating.

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