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Occasionally do you serve your human food to your dog in the same container that you use for human food? Are you likely to put your faith in dog lovers on the basis of their moral convictions? Have you ever found yourself sitting across from a dog therapist and finding yourself talking about your own personal issues instead? The sweet, Los Angeles-set ensemble comedy “Dog Days” is a family-friendly rom-com that is as eager to please as its adorable canine stars with big personalities. If you answered “yes” to any of these questions (or, like me, “yes” to all three), you will adore the film. It doesn’t matter if you didn’t respond positively to any of the questions above; director Ken Marino’s contemporary tale of intertwined lives will still manage to disarm you at some point with its unabashed cheeriness and generous spirit.
“Dog Days” follows a crowded group of interconnected Los Angeles residents, whose lives are touched and made complete by dogs in various heartwarming ways over the course of one hot summer, in the tradition of “everyone’s connected” yarns like “Crazy, Stupid, Love” and “He’s Just Not That Into You” (except, as inoffensive as they are), with a little “Best in Show” thrown in for good measure. The successful newscaster Elizabeth (Nina Dobrev, appropriately neurotic) sees her expressive mutt Sam as a reflection of her own thorny feelings following a painful romantic breakup, which she shares with Sam. While talking about Sam’s abandonment fears with the poker-faced and hilariously overpriced dog therapist Danielle (Tig Notaro), it’s clear that she’s talking about herself and relying on her devoted best friend to get her through a trying time. After meeting up with former NFL star Jimmy Johnston (played by the charismatic Tone Bell) and his adorably energetic pit bull mix Brandy, both Elizabeth and Sam’s fortunes begin to turn for the better. As a result of their bouncy love/hate chemistry, things become even more complicated when Elizabeth and Jimmy are paired together as co-anchors.
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The melancholic Walter (Ron Cephas Jones), an aging widower with an overweight pug named Mabel, is equally reliant on a four-legged life partner. Mabel serves as a link between Walter and happy memories of his deceased wife. The notorious loner reluctantly teams up with his neighborhood’s well-meaning pizza delivery boy Tyler (Finn Wolfhard) to track down his missing friend when she goes missing. While the two form a cross-generational friendship akin to that of Carl Fredricksen and Russell from Pixar’s “Up,” Mabel finds herself in the company of Grace and Kurt (Eva Longoria and Rob Corddry), as well as their observant adopted child Amelia (newcomer Elizabeth Phoenix Caro). In no time, Mabel brings the group closer together as a family. Meanwhile, Tara (Vanessa Hudgens, delightful), a cheerful barista with big dreams, takes care of the stray Chihuahua Gertrude and assists Garrett (Jon Bass), a sweetly love-struck but socially awkward dog rescuer, in saving his struggling dog adoption business New Tricks from closing down completely. Tara’s non-dog-friendly building also happens to be the residence of the unkempt man-child Dax (Adam Pally), who secretly takes in his pregnant sister Ruth’s troublemaker labradoodle Charlie in order to lend a helping hand to her pregnancy.
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“Dog Days,” a film co-written by Elissa Matsueda and Erica Oyama, quickly establishes itself as a film with an unusually sensitive understanding of selfless dogs and the messy humans who care for them. The canine cast of “Dog Days” is given the freedom to be realistic dogs who are respected by their human counterparts, in contrast to Hollywood’s long-standing tendency to use dogs as cute comic relief. They can play, jump, run, sulk, and even get into trouble like our pets sometimes do, without ever becoming lazy, throwaway plotlines. However, even in the face of a crowded field of competitors, Matsueda and Oyama successfully bring each of the film’s canines and humans to a close, spreading kindness and hope with the same effectiveness as a dog’s shake-off and tail-wag.
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The writing duo does an admirable job of not shying away from the sad aspects of pet parenting and treating the much-feared but inevitable death of our furry companions with the respect that it deserves. In addition, the script’s lighthearted dialogue can become a little stiff at times, and Marino’s direction isn’t particularly inventive—an overdone, over-lit visual artificiality stifles the momentum of “Dog Days.” However, anyone who has ever had a relationship with an animal companion will quickly find something to enjoy in this shamelessly happy, defiantly nice film, which celebrates amity among families, neighbors, generations, and even different species. “Animal Companions” is rated PG and is available on DVD. What’s the best part? There will be no other summer blockbuster this year that includes a scene with a stoned dog, who is adorable while watching the ever-trippy “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes.” Yes, that is a promise.
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