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Dog Park

1998, Movie, R, 90 mins

Dog Park: Review

DOG PARK
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In a world where people are more focused on their dogs than on one another, two broken hearts try to negotiate the dialectics of dating in this odd yet thoughtful romantic comedy from Kids in the Hall alum Bruce McCulloch. For the first time since the eighth grade, Andy (Luke Wilson) is getting a taste of the single life. His ex-girlfriend Cheryl (Kathleen Robertson) has left, taking their beloved dog with her, and after four days alone, Andy is reduced to haunting the dog park where he once knew happiness. One night in a local bar, Andy spots Lorna (Natasha Henstridge) knocking back a double scotch. She, too, has just been dumped, and after a desperate bit of flirtation with Andy, they wind up back at her place. It all ends in disaster, but Andy, for whom life is one long series of rebound relationships, is nevertheless smitten. Lorna on the other hand, is not so sure, and they both turn to their respective Mr. and Ms. Wrongs instead of one another. McCulloch puts the dog park -- a sort of singles bar for the '90s -- to good use: It's both a convenient central meeting place for his characters and a clever metaphor for what he sees wrong with relationships. There, people can transfer all interaction onto one another's dogs instead of dealing face-to-face with their owners. The rest of the film is filled with similarly piquant observations, each tempered by a curious air of pessimism. At times McColloch's unique sense of humor is so dry it's hard to tell whether he's being ironic, but there are some big laughs. Best bit: Fellow former Kid-in-the-Hall Mark McKinney as a dog psychologist who can make a diagnosis with a few short howls and a long look, but, like everyone else in the film, hasn't a clue as to what makes people tick. leave a comment --Ken Fox
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