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Dogman

Dogman

2023

Luc Besson

Caleb Landry Jones, Jonica T. Gibbs, Christopher Denham, Clemens Schick ...

6.5

363

Drama A boy, bruised by life finds his salvation through the love of his dogs.

	Media	Author	Review
		Ryan Lattanzio IndieWire	"While this film probably needed more time in the storytelling doghouse, Landry Jones’ performance is a lovely watch"
		Catherine Bray The Guardian	"The most ludicrous film you’ll see all year (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Jessica Kiang Variety	"The canine performers, and Caleb Landry Jones, in that order, deserve a whole lot better than they get in the French director's irredeemably boneheaded thriller"
		Jen Yamato The Washington Post	"It's the right kind of bonkers for the right kind of audience, a gaga genre hodgepodge (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"
		Damon Wise Deadline	"If you go with it, 'Dogman' is a breezy, unexpectedly tender slice of pulp that takes a simple idea and works it to the max"
		Robbie Collin Telegraph	"Luc Besson’s latest is so bad it had me howling in disbelief (...) All hail, the year's dumbest film (...) Rating: ★ (out of 5)"
		Jordan Mintzer The Hollywood Reporter	"As an earnest portrait of a character who’s maligned and hated (...) 'Dogman' may be the closest thing the director has come to making an autobiography"
		Rafaela Sales Ross The Playlist	"A circus-like spectacle at times so awfully bleak it is mesmerizing to watch"
		Ben Croll The Wrap	"If 'Dogman' has very little to say, it coasts on style amiably enough, showcasing another gonzo turn from Caleb Landry Jones, and presaging Luc Besson’s return"
		Richard Whittaker Austin Chronicle	"With Jones, it's a weirdly moving, even charming depiction of a man refusing to rail at God but instead using his broken gifts for redemption"
		Glenn Kenny rogerebert.com	"It's often ridiculous in what I think are unintentional ways"
		Lee Marshall Screendaily	"[It] may have a more intimate, reflective tone than much of his work (...) but it struggles to get past that initial cool pitch"
		Leonardo Goi The Film Stage	"[It] never lives up to trashy, deranged potential"
		Tim Grierson Los Angeles Times	"Jones, never winking at the rampant absurdity, gives the proceedings a little grounding. But Besson wants off the leash and his instincts lead him astray"
		Marta Bałaga Cineuropa	"[A] twisted, fun, crazy film"
		Ben Gibbons Screen Rant	"[It] misses the mark in making a powerful tragedy with a plagued hero, but instead creates a beautiful hollow sculpture on the edge of crumbling (...) Rating: ★½ (out of 5)"
		Jeannette Catsoulis The New York Times	"The strangest, possibly silliest movie of the veteran director's idiosyncratic career. It is also borderline brilliant"
		Brianna Zigler Paste Magazine	"[A] dull plotting and a truly uninspired protagonist arc"
		Nick Schager The Daily Beast	"The incongruity of Besson's blockbuster aesthetics and tone, and the sheer silliness of the action at hand, is so profound that it's difficult to comprehend how no one noticed, in real time, what a fiasco they were fashioning"
		Clayton Dillard Slant	"Mostly a drag (...) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"

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