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Must Love Dogs (2005) Rank 1 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Must Love Dogs (2005) a score of 2.4792 out of 4
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Must Love Dogs (2005) scores a combined 1.20 out of 4 stars for Washington Post (Jen Chaney)Washington Post (Jen Chaney)
Must Love Dogs (2005) scores a combined 1.20 out of 4 stars for The New York Times (Stephen Holden)The New York Times (Stephen Holden)
Proving once again that skillful performances can't create something out of almost nothing - the best they can do is make it palatable. ...read the complete Must Love Dogs movie review at The New York Times (Stephen Holden)
Must Love Dogs (2005) scores a combined 1.20 out of 4 stars for Film Threat (Pete Vonder Haar)Film Threat (Pete Vonder Haar)
The movie wastes the talents of its two leads by refusing to take any risks with the material, marching in lockstep to every genre cliché. ...read the complete Must Love Dogs movie review at Film Threat (Pete Vonder Haar)
Must Love Dogs (2005) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for efilmcritic.com (Collin Souter)efilmcritic.com (Collin Souter)
There needs to be a master list out there of conventional Romantic Comedy clichés and gestures that filmmakers and writers can refer to so as not to play to them ever again. ...read the complete Must Love Dogs movie review at efilmcritic.com (Collin Souter)
Must Love Dogs (2005) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Oregonian (Marc Mohan)Oregonian (Marc Mohan)
This is one of those utterly generic films that could easily have been spat out by some over-the-counter screenwriting software. ...read the complete Must Love Dogs movie review at Oregonian (Marc Mohan)
Must Love Dogs (2005) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
Unless you have an affection for scrawny, slobbery face-licking films with no bite or bark, don't even think about it. ...read the complete Must Love Dogs movie review at Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
Must Love Dogs (2005) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
A romantic comedy so generic that its label AND what’s inside is nothing but a black-and-white checklist of the lamest rom-com clichés ever invented. ...read the complete Must Love Dogs movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
Must Love Dogs (2005) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)
Not everything needs to be art, of course, so here goes your proof. ...read the complete Must Love Dogs movie review at Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)
Must Love Dogs (2005) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Portland Oregonian (Marc Mohan)Portland Oregonian (Marc Mohan)
Here's a hint to tracking down an intelligent, discriminating significant other: stand outside the entrance to a theater showing Must Love Dogs. Once the film begins, look for the first person to walk out. ...read the complete Must Love Dogs movie review at Portland Oregonian (Marc Mohan)
Must Love Dogs (2005) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Premiere (Sara Brady)Premiere (Sara Brady)
It's somehow fitting that this purported romantic comedy about dating is, like most dates, clumsy, endless, and absolutely excruciating. ...read the complete Must Love Dogs movie review at Premiere (Sara Brady)
Must Love Dogs (2005) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)
Perhaps this movie is only meant to be enjoyed by single women. Perhaps the title to this movie has a double meaning. Or, perhaps I'm just glad that I'll never have to watch this movie again. ...read the complete Must Love Dogs movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)
Must Love Dogs (2005) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
10. No Mercy on the Audience. The film is 98 minutes and feels longer than Gone with the Wind. Every second glued to the seat is a second that could be better spent elsewhere: the dentist's chair, for example, or sampling untested ...read the complete Must Love Dogs movie review at Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
Must Love Dogs (2005) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for New York Times (Stephen Holden)New York Times (Stephen Holden)
Must Love Dogs is an Internet dating comedy so weightless that it makes a trifle like You've Got Mail look like Chekhov. ...read the complete Must Love Dogs movie review at New York Times (Stephen Holden)
Must Love Dogs (2005) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for efilmcritic.com (Uri Lessing)efilmcritic.com (Uri Lessing)
...homosexual characters in romantic comedies serve the same role that Eunuchs did in the ancient Middle East:nonsexual good listeners who exist to assist hapless rich women. ...read the complete Must Love Dogs movie review at efilmcritic.com (Uri Lessing)
Must Love Dogs (2005) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for Salon (Stephanie Zacharek)Salon (Stephanie Zacharek)
It's ostensibly about adults, but there's nothing remotely adult about it. ...read the complete Must Love Dogs movie review at Salon (Stephanie Zacharek)
Must Love Dogs (2005) scores a combined 0.50 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Kimberley Jones)Austin Chronicle (Kimberley Jones)
Writer/director Gary David Goldberg pulls out all the "chick" clichés – from lit to flick – in this truly (dog)craptastic adaptation of the Claire Cook book about a newly divorced preschool teacher named Sarah who tries Internet dating. The film strives ...read the complete Must Love Dogs movie review at Austin Chronicle (Kimberley Jones)
 
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Must Love Dogs (2005) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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