…Must Love Dogs is just a vanilla time-passer, a stop-gap time-waster when it so dearly wants to be The One…

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 29, 2023

The perfect film for you to snuggle up with the one you love.

| Original Score: 3.0/4.0 | Sep 17, 2020

Must Love Dogs is flooded with characters so quirky, it's like the film takes place in an alternate universe.

| Nov 19, 2019

A goofy, euphoric amorous adventure in matchmaking cyberspace.

| May 13, 2007

An insult to the viewer's intelligence, which sticks to silly slapstick while failing to get around to making a mature statement about relationships.

| Original Score: 1/4 | May 7, 2007

If not for the talent and natural charisma of its star, Diane Lane, this would be an entirely worthless enterprise.

| Mar 1, 2007

I wouldn't call the movie a dog, but I didn't love it either. Our search for the next Great Romantic Comedy, like so many Hollywood singletons' quest for love, continues.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Sep 27, 2006

What went wrong? The script is a bit dodgy and the actors seem to be going through the motions.

| Original Score: C | Sep 24, 2006

...the film is ultimately difficult to resist, though it's clear that those who generally dislike this sort of thing will really hate this.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Feb 25, 2006

Must Love Dogs could have used a longer leash and a lot more frolicking in the park.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Feb 3, 2006

| Original Score: 6/10 | Dec 16, 2005

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | Dec 6, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 18, 2005

Like a good song that makes you think it sounds familiar, when it is actually brand new, this girl meets boy story is simply crammed with appealing elements

| Oct 2, 2005

| Original Score: 1/4 | Sep 30, 2005

Diane Lane makes an extremely appealing lead and there's good chemistry between her and Cusack, perhaps because of their shared history at the edges of the Brat Pack in the 1980s.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 24, 2005

Cusack in particular seems to have embellished his role with an assortment of verbal quirks that suggest he wasn't too happy with what was on the page.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 24, 2005

If only the whole script had been as sharp as some of Cusack's caustic one-liners, then this might have appealed to more than just the Chardonnay brigade.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 16, 2005

This lazily conceived movie wouldn't be much without the strength of its cast, which saves it the string of cliches that might have buried it.

Full Review | Original Score: C+ | Sep 1, 2005

Let me tell you: Having my feet scraped with a scapel and rubbed down with acid by my podiatrist was more enjoyable than sitting through this miserable film.

| Aug 30, 2005