Marley and Me

Took a short break on this rainy Sunday afternoon to watch a heartwarming movie about a dog. That's right, I watched Marley and Me.

Marley, a Labrador Retriever, is an attention-deficit dog who doesn't give a damn to his owners' orders or expectations. The happy dog is a bundle of joy (for the couple) on one hand and a total terrifying destroyer on the other. I have to admit, he is really a handful!

I'm pleasantly surprise by Marley and Me. No, it has nothing to do with the dog. In fact, there are other movies with much cuter story about dog.

I was caught by surprised that movie shows the down-to-earth and beauty of a committed and loving relationship. The couple stands by each other through the hard times; the challenge of being a parent to 3 growing children. It shows how they support and continue to love each other in such an old traditional light. The typical family value we love to see. I do wonder how many couples are as fortunate as the Grogan's family in the movie.

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 fairy clouds. Despite being a touching movie, there are a couple of unrealistic elements to the movie. For instant, I'm not used to seeing couple who is charming and non-aging throughout Marley's life. While the book shares Marley's 13 years with the family, the movie stated 4 years. I can only suspect that the storyline was either edited too much or that different set of scriptwriters are involved in the development of the movie from the start to end. Too much subtle discrepancies for me.