Tears and smiles go together here...

“Marley & Me” is a 2008 American dramedy film directed by David Frankel. The screenplay by Scott Frank and Don Roos is based on the memoir of the same title by John Grogan. The film was released in the United States and Canada on December 25, 2008 and set a record for the largest Christmas Day box office ever with $14.75 million in ticket sales.

Finally, the more or less realistic film about a pet appeared on the screens. The audience is already rather tired of sickly sweet puppet dogs which can be found at the all latest movies and cartoons. But the last straw, probably, was that silly (though it should be sweet) comedy about a rich Chihuahua.
The film of David Frankel “Marley & Me” is probably one of the few films in which a dog is shown as a truly equal friend of a man but not a shadow of the police or even worse – a rat-looked creature that serves as a living decoration on the breasts of some glamorous diva.
The incredible harmony of the genre in the movie “Marley & Me” amazes. This is not the one-sided comedy about the animal. And this is not a tragic story. It has everything, like in real life - happiness, sadness, depression and explosive joy.
And every time the dog owners do not know, when they think, whether it would be easier to get rid of him, and how long would they hold on for not to return him? This is not a dog, but just a punishment, and the house periodically turns into the dog’s battlefield with curtains, furniture and pillows. But they got used to him and they do not need any other pet.
And this is the main idea of the movie “Marley & Me” – to show viewers the dog for what he is but not what you would like to see. To show the dog as an equal member of the family rather than a living doll. And the attitude of owners is based on the individuality of this particular dog. So, Marley may be the only one, and not just a habit makes the whole family to worry about him when it becomes clear that the dog will die.

Have you watched this funny and sad movie “Marley and Me”? Probably, not only girls and women shed a few tears by the end of the film because the story ends very sadly. I think that this picture may well claim to have a place in the list of the 21st century’s the best comedy films.