"The Truth About Dogs and... People. Hmmm... Might Have Been Nice."
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by Dane Youssef
"Dog Park": Written, directed and co-starring ex-"Kid In The Hall" Bruce McCulloch in his single-handed feature-length filmmaking debut. And he strikes out in all three .
"Dog Park" attempts to tell a shaggy mongrel of a story or stories on life, love, romance and relationships. People who've a hard time finding love or keeping it. And so they focus on their dogs, their surrogate children. Weirdos in Toronto going from romance to romance, pursuing some kind of happiness.
And yet, nothing works. At all. Every frame is a disaster. A howler, I dare say. The Vancouver School of Film is in Canada. Maybe Bruce could've sat in for a few classes.
These actors are all good, but you'd never know from this clunker. McCulloch's film is dead in every shot. Wilson, Henstridge, Garofolo and McCulloch stink on ice in nearly every scene. Only Fellow ex-"Kid" Mark McKinney saves his scenes--now that's talent.
Not funny. Not insightful. The most forgettable of 1999.