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Marley & Me

Review by Camerin Courtney | posted 12/25/2008 12:00AM

Many young couples do it: Get a dog to give their parenting skills a test drive. John (Owen Wilson) and Jenny (Jennifer Aniston) Grogan, a 20something newlywed pair of newspaper reporters, get their Labrador ...

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Posted: June 12, 2009 3:20 PM

Marley& Me was a great movie. it showed so many great points about love, life, sex, and mariage. although it contained cussing and sexual content, that is part of life. no matter how hard we try to shield ourselves and kids from the world, its not gonna happen. the movie reveals the pains of life and mariage and shows that devorce is not the way to work problems out. but as a warning: it will make you cry.

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Posted: May 29, 2009 6:28 PM


Its cool!

liz	Posted: May 25, 2009 7:29 PM


I loved this movie. It was delightful, and more movies like this should be made. These were two people that fought for their marriage and divorce was not an option. It portrays hope and laughter and I enjoyed it from beginning to end, through the laughter AND the tears.

Chelsea

Posted: April 24, 2009 9:52 PM


It was very cute and I cried but T is right.....we need to please god

Aaron

Posted: April 20, 2009 10:26 PM

I love how this movie realistically showed family. The struggles, the road blocks, the triamphs, and the love. It did not come across as another cheesy pet out of control movie, but was a vehicle for presenting real life and showing how love, determination, and hard work win the day. I felt this movie elevated its themes and made me proud to be a family man. I related to both the struggles and the hope it portrayed. It was crude and I would not recomend small children see it, but older familiy members can find a wealth of themes to talk about, so overall this was a great movie to see.

T-	Posted: April 18, 2009 2:55 PM

Sure it was a cute movie and kids do need to be exposed to the real world, how else will they get stronger. However, the rude, crude language was unnecessary and certainly nothing I would want my kids to hear, nor myself. This should have had a huge warning! It was over all disgusting. Constant crude remarks. And to Kristi... why are you even on this site? We want to be more like Jesus and not this world. We want to please Jesus, not our flesh.

JJ	Posted: April 18, 2009 9:27 AM

I liked it. It was sweet and had a nice charm to it. The movie is quite family friendly for slightly older kids. I hardly think kids need to be shielded from anybody on screen drinking alcohol. If that was true, we couldn't show them any biblical movie since they drink a lot in the Bible, even at the Last Supper. I think most kids can handle any problematic content in this film and I highly recommend it to anybody with a love of pets.

kristi

Posted: April 12, 2009 9:55 PM


First off, stacia needs to get real and stop trying to shield life from her family. They drank beer? Wine? Who cares? Give it a try, you might like it! Geez! Second off the movie was wonderful!!! I so love Marley!!

stacia

Posted: April 10, 2009 8:06 AM


This is not kid friendly! Owen said he use to smoke a "bong". Wine and beer drinking were common in this movie. We shut the movie off when the words "oh my god" were used several times. I am afraid that even rated "pg" movies are off limits due to adult context.

joy	Posted: March 29, 2009 8:43 PM


I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. They showed the hard work it takes to keep love and a relationship alive. There were a few cuss words with hints about sex, but I loved the movie and thought it was very tastefully done and I'm a christian woman. Bravo to them... two thumbs up.

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