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Movie Reviews of Bark
Movie Review: funny but also sad.
Summary: 5 Stars
Bark was a very funny movie but it was also sad, as the wife was truly sick. As usual Vincent D'Onofrio did a spectacular job with his part in this movie. I found it very poignant.Movie Review: Compelling
Summary: 4 Stars
Synopsis
Bark was directed by Kasia Adamik and was her first movie that she directed. A man tries to hide the fact that his wife now thinks she is a dog. He goes through turmoil trying to hide it from neighbors, family, friends and her work. Will he stay with the one he loves or give up? Will she remain a dog or be able to cope with the everyday stress of life?
Plot rating
The movie has themes of infidelity, commitment, and psychological trauma. We don't see a plot like this very often and I found it compelling. The husband truly does everything he can to bring his wife back. They did a good job at incorporating how she became a dog and mixes it with stressful life situations, such as, her family, people she deals with everyday, and her marriage. It would be nice to be able to has a nervous breakdown and just be able to turn into a dog who has not a care in the world and can lay around all day but I'm not that lucky, plus, I can't reach that far to my balls. I give the plot an 8/10.
Actor/Actresses
Lee Tegesen does a great performance playing the torn husband who tries everything to get his wife back, and hiding her breakdown from friends,family, and her job. I haven't seen him in a lot of things but he always makes his roles feel real when he does something. Heather Morgan plays a dog for most of the movie with flashbacks explaining how she became a dog. She does a great job at playing a dog and also with being a neurotic woman. Hank Azaria tries to play the funny committed best-friend who cracks some jokes and tries to find the lighter side of things in this serious situation. Lisa Kudrow plays the nice vet who tries to help Lees character and also plays a love interest. She seems to play the same character in all the things she does which is a little disappointing. I give the plot an 8/10.
DVD Extras
This movie comes from First Look Pictures. The extras are terrible. Only a few trailers for other movies. (Man, I really should start picking DVD's with better extras). It gets a big old 0/10.
Personal Thoughts
This movie does a great job at incorporating family problems, emotional distress, and marriage commitment into the movie. All the actors are very entertaining and bring their own thing into the movie. Although this movie isn't very well known and got a bad rating I would suggest it to people who are fans of psychology or interested in the plot.
All in all this movie is good and gets at 16/30. It's not my favorite movie but nice to watch every once in awhile.
Movie Review: Title dumb, but movie not
Summary: 4 Stars
Though a huge Vincent D'Onofrio fan, I had resisted renting this movie because (A)the title, especially the exclamation point and (B) a woman becomes a dog? Like the play "Sylvia"? It just sounded bad. But it isn't. The story isn't as goofy as it seems in the blurb, and the acting is really enjoyable. It really was somewhat sweet how this peculiar woman manages to bring together a sort of family made up of her friends--it made me think about how many of us do the same thing, pulling together others to make a group. The moments when all of the friends (who don't yet know each other well) are all gathered in this rinky-dink apartment, concerned about a catatonic woman, while getting to know one another are wonderful.
Especially splendid is Vincent D'Onofrio, and it isn't just because he's always brilliant. His is just a fabulous character, with so much going on and such an empathy for the wounds of others. At first, all of the characters, especially his, sounded like this acting exercise we used to do where you pick 2 totally unique traits for your characters (like, I'm a blind opera singer, or a Vietnam vet/bumble bee) and then do an improv. I mean, Vincent's a Psych resident (doctor, not that he lives there) AND a would-be harp player--it sounds too much like the screenwriter was trying to be interesting. But it works, and some of Vincent's moments are so delicate and--well, I could go on, but realize that I'm not going to convince anyone. But, the movie is worth a watch and you will enjoy it even if Vincent doesn't make you pant.
Movie Review: Lee Tergesen is fabulous!!
Summary: 4 Stars
Bark! is the story of a woman named Lucy (Heather Morgan) who is the midst of a mental breakdown and the only way she communicates is through barking. Lee Tergesen (HBO's Oz) plays her frustrated but very patient husband, Peter, who seeks advice about Lucy from everyone, including the family vet, played by Lisa Kudrow) and a psychiatric resident, played by Vincent D'Onofrio.Fans of Oz, who've seen Tergesen shine as Tobias Beecher, will be thrilled to see the not-seen-often-enough actor in almost every scene of this film. He *is* the movie. Everything revolves around him and the problem his wife is encountering. And he plays the part brilliantly. Yes, I'm a little biased because he's my favorite actor, but he really does shine here. Peter has to deal with his wife's breakdown, her lack of communication, her very strange and hostile family, taking over her business and do it all without losing his own mind. Tergesen makes us feel for Peter. We ache for him, even when he betrays his wife.
The film itself is weird and has no satisfying conclusion but Lee is amazing to watch and his performance is guaranteed to make you glad you bought this DVD.
Hank Azaria has a small part as Peter's best friend.
Movie Review: Certainly not a mainstream film ...
Summary: 4 Stars
I enjoyed this movie, but, some my friends thought it got a bit tedious after the concept of the 'madness' of one of the main characters became clear ... Comments like 'she really didn't have to spend much time studying the script', or 'remembering her lines' started to float around the room ..
Of course if you are like me that enjoys character studies .. well thewn you'd rate the film as 4 stras .. otherwise I'd suggest you pass on this one ...