The mom’s size would be presented more matter-of-factly today, but the film takes her pain & love seriously. Juliette Lewis sells an absurd character. Young DiCaprio is amazing in it—real & unsentimental. John C Reilly, Mary Steenburgen, Kevin Tighe & Crispin Glover all aces. 2/3
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Great feel for everyday small-town absurdity & near-surrealism as when a man’s funeral is interrupted by a tractor trailer towing a new Burger Barn franchise; later, during the ribbon-cutting ceremony, a school marching band plays “This Magic Moment” like they really mean it. 3/3
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It’s a tenderhearted movie, but with the kind of salt of the earth Northern European toughness characteristic of that filmmaker.
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I hate talking in terms of “best” re: acting but DiCaprio’s performance in that movie is truly exceptional, and I think in hindsight even he knows it.
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Fewer actors sell absurd better than Lewis. I’m still amazed at how good DiCaprio is here.
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I'm so, so tired of having to explain who Lasse Halstrom is whenever Millennial-ish people ask me what my all-time favorite movie is and I say "My Life as a Dog" and they just look at me like WTF
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It’s forever fantastic. Once Around is also an uncommonly honest film with that same offbeat energy. On another tangent, that with Home for the Holidays and Living Out Loud make a nice underrated 90s triptych.
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Remember loving that film when it came out. Need to rewatch it. I know I may be alone but I like Casanova, Hachi and Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. And My Life as a Dog, of course.
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Cider House Rules is one of my all time favourites. Nutcracker and the Four Realms is unspeakable.
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