Wiener-Dog

  • 2016


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75 % Certified Fresh
$ 0 Million
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Average Rating 3.3/5
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3.2
Wiener Dogs laughs are typically sour, but the filmmaker hasnt landed this many of them since Storytelling, his last multipart feature.Solondz smartly .. Av Club
2.0
Yes, Solondzs morose, glib sense of humor does present a stranger take on dramatic storytelling, but one question reigns supreme does it work.You can .. We Got This Covered
3.0
In the end, trying to compartmentalize this movie in some neat fashion is folly. This is Todd Solondz and, refreshingly enough, you cant teach an old .. Austin Chronicle
1.5
For example, he depicts poor Wiener Dogs explosive diarrhea unflinchingly (lesson learned: dont feed your pet a granola bar) and concludes the final s .. Austin Chronicle
4.0
The final canvas is the pavement itselfyou know its coming, but brace yourself. Time Out
1.5
In faint praise, theres a titular song thats sung that will take up more space in your brain (and make you smile) than the human ugliness hes showing .. Collider
1.5
0 I too can succumb to cynicism and thoughts that nothing matters in life.But it never fully takes hold of me. Collider
4.5
But the storys and the movies grisly finale seems to bring her back to life, if only to suffer more.I thought of Nietzsches Dare to be tragic men for .. Vulture
3.0
But shes also a long way, like every other human, from being this films focal character, and Gerwig awkwardly cast in the least intriguing section is .. Telegraph
2.5
Wiener Dog drags but catches your attention with dark and twisted humor. The Young Folks
3.8
Its heavy material, but Solondz (Happiness, Welcome to the Dollhouse) shapes it all into an epic joke about the folly of living a good life. The Globe And Mail
4.4
Viewers wary of the directors reputation as a savage satirist will be pleasantly surprised by the deeply felt humanism in Wiener Dog. Philly
3.5
Wiener Dog will hardly appeal to a mass audience, but what would you expect of a Todd Solondz film One Guys Opinion
5.0
Todd Solondz revives Dawn Wiener, the geeky child who won Americas heart in his Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995), for this nihilistic collection of sto .. Chicago Reader
4.0
Normally it is a dumping ground for films that dont quite work, just as widows are dumping grounds for men that dont quite work. The Times
4.0
Danny DeVito, Greta Gerwig and Julie Delpy among others play the consecutive owners of the chestnut coloured dachshund in Todd Solondzs lurid comedy. The Times
4.0
Review Our Score by Andrew Collins While misfit indie auteur Todd Solondzs eighth feature further mines the trademark suburban misanthropy minted in 1 .. Radio Times
5.0
The film is visually striking, very funny indeed but has an undertow of pathos. Independent
2.5
Which brings us to Wiener Dog, the tale of a brown female dachshund who moves randomly through life and a series of owners, finding only indifference .. Rolling Stone
1.5
If you think this is disgusting, hilarious and simultaneously heartbreaking, youre ready for the rest of the movie. The Wrap
3.8
BOTTOM LINE The bitter humor of director Todd Solondz has never been for all tastes, and this may be his bitterest yet.Painfully, lethally funny. News Day
3.2
The mordancy of this movie will not surprise Solondz devotees, but unknowing audiences expecting a raunchy teen comedy from the films title should be .. Cs Monitor
3.5
But given how it retreads its makers favorite territory, the films deadpan pessimism ultimately registers as merely more of the monotonous same. Film Journal
4.0
But Wiener Dog doesnt find Solondz going light to deliver an inspirational medley. The Guardian
3.0
That makes every Solondz movie a calculation: Are the shocked, bleak laughs frequent enough, the dark social satire piercing enough, to render the dis .. Az Central
5.0
His vision of our predicament is bleakly funny and weirdly heartfelt. Npr
1.5
In Wiener Dog, Solondz just keeps telling the same dark joke over and over againand it just keeps getting less and less funny. Ew
3.0
This is a gentler, less confrontational Solondz. It makes you laugh, but probably wont leave you reeling after. Empire
2.5
I guess Solondz wants to show the pain and detritus of human experience but with satirical pokes at American life in particular. The results are more .. Observer
3.0
Still, Solondz somehow injects these miserable characters with a weirdly appealing humanity, even if they rarely make us laugh out loud or evoke any s .. Common Sense Media
3.8
Wiener Dog is long on misanthropic humor Photo: IFC Films Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Dawn Wiener (Greta Gerwig), a character in Welcome .. Sf Gate
2.5
Todd Solondz fails to configure the hand offs of the dachshund in a narratively inventive manner. Slant Magazine
3.1
You wouldnt exactly call the movie a thrill, but its curiously engrossing all the same. Washington Post
4.0
Intimacy is the surest route to humiliation.Ambition is the handmaiden of failure. The New York Times
3.8
This leads to a reflection from Nana on her life in one of the most poignant sequences of Solondzs career. The Film Stage
3.8
Though the ending of Bressons film is the most sublime expression of pathos in cinema, with comforting sheep and the Andantino of Schuberts Piano Sona .. Boston Globe
3.5
Solondzs America is one of depressing landscapes full of featureless buildings and corporate chains. Reeling Reviews
3.2
Sundance Review: Todd Solondzs Wiener Dog Starring Greta Gerwig, Danny DeVito & Julie Delpy Todd Solondz has been making movies since 1989, and became .. Blogs Indie Wire
3.5
Life may be as unfair and arbitrary as Solondz portrays it, but it is arguably more diverse in its moods and its ups and downs. Hollywood Reporter
3.0
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4.5
The final image could be Solondzs acknowledgment of the diorama like limitations of his own art, or it could just be his latest epitaph for all humani .. Los Angeles Times
1.5
Even Gerwig, who could light up a darkened cavern simply with her walk, is wasted under Solondz mirthless direction. Detroit News
4.0
Students of the filmmakers exactingly composed mise en thropy will revel in the new pics freezing wit, jaundiced societal observation and inventive st .. Variety
1.9
(This is especially true of the tales gut punch of a conclusion.) Reel Film
3.8
In the first story, Keaton Nigel Cooke is very good as the young boy but Tracy Letts is all stagy bluster as his father; the second is more consistent .. Nj
3.1
But you might wish for kinder caregivers.The canine plays straight mutt to the tragicomic life dramas of squabbling parents (Julie Delpy and Tracy Let .. The Star
4.0
His frequently hilarious film has moments of genuine joy and warmth alongside some vicious social satire. Now Toronto
3.8
Wiener Dog may not quite live up the legacy of Solondz more acerbic work but its an engaging, albeit slight, adventure that toys with the absurdity of .. Film Ink
4.0
At times, as with the very finale of the film, this works brilliantly: generating something darkly hilarious and cutely uncomfortable. Cine Vue
2.5
Wiener Dog has some sharp teeth and stands on its own awkward little legs. La Weekly
1.0
This darkly unfunny entry (Welcome to the Doghouse) is not going to do much to revive his career. New York Post
3.5
Unashamedly sticking it to Hollywood even in middle age, Todd Solondz, the enfant terrible of US indie cinema, returns with this outrageously dark and .. Lw Lies
3.0
Wiener Dog nevertheless remains enjoyable as a series of unrelated but striking vignettes. Lw Lies
3.8
And poking fun at pretentious filmmakers and gallery artists isnt exactly taking a big swing. Red Eye Chicago
1.5
So its a fantastic deal if youre looking for something to put you in a really lousy mood. The Stranger
0.5
Im truly sorry for whatever childhood trauma produced this train wreck. Cleve Land
3.2
With Wiener Dog, Todd Solondz continues his nihilistic satirization of Americas complacent, me first mentality.With Wiener Dog, Todd Solondz continues .. Patriot Ledger
4.0
As ever, his characters are subject to petty torments and the cruelty of others, but its a unified vision from Solondz that truly stings. Scmp
4.0
And yet his work is a veritable treasure chest of weird ideas and offbeat performances you cant get anywhere else. Straight
2.0
Through the pups mostly mute, mostly sweet presence, the boy learns about humanity and death, the young woman about humanity and love, the middle aged .. Sandiego Reader
3.0
Thats to say nothing about a final post epilogue moment so over the top nasty that all one can do is laugh. Metro New York
2.5
The craft is impressive, but its just a bunch of shit on a movie screen. Flavor Wire
4.0
Its a fantastic bit of filmmaking, and DeVito gives one of his best performances (which is saying a lot). Crave Online
3.0
Cue a series of funny and touching set pieces that hardly feel particularly new, but are largely winning thanks to the strong cast. The Skinny
4.0
It is not only this directors most accomplished film in years, but it might be his most profoundly moving work to date. The Skinny
5.0
These folks make most dysfunctional movie families look like the Cleavers. Seven Day Svt
4.4
Its all punctuated by uncomfortable, sometimes outrageous, comedy. National Post
3.0
Its a blackly comic drama dealing with the issue of futility, with a cynical edge that Solondz fans will be familiar with. Fan The Fire Magazine
3.8
There is dark comedy, and then there is Todd Solondz dark comedy, which is so dark I sometimes feel bad for laughing at it. Columbus Alive
3.5
Wiener Dogs title is literal, following an amiable Dachshund that no character manages to hang onto for very long, over four short acts. Sf Weekly
4.0
This is not amiable cinema, but it is unamiability at its most compelling. Spectator
3.8
It helps too that the actors echo the effort with great heart, and the result is both touching and acrid. Cambridge Day
3.8
Wiener Dog from director Todd Solondz is a brutal but compelling story following the life of a dachshund.If you love dogs, skip this movie. Heral
2.8
It is a film sneering at how terrible people are, and you are so terrible that you will probably laugh too. Willamette Week
2.0
If any of that sounds like entertainment or insightful observation, I couldnt find it, though the cast does a fine job with what theyre given. Kdhx
3.8
If this sounds like the setup for an airier, gentler Solondz, think again; while the picture is not without a certain warmth, it also isnt afraid to g .. The Film File
2.5
Neither actor is given enough to do.DeVitos character is a Hollywood cliche and Burstyn barely registers. Seattle Times
3.8
His grand fascination just might be in inspiring us to watch without judgment a philosophical challenge worthy of an impersonal purist. City Beat
3.5
This movie is a tone poem on Solondzs usual topics: the plastic banality of American life; the casual cruelty of average, well meaning people; the cru .. All Movie
4.0
Thats certainly true of the directors latest, Wiener Dog, which features a cute little dachshund in the title role, though dog lovers expecting anothe .. Japan Times
2.5
It is a difficult tightrope act, because falling one way results in cloying miserablism while leaning too far in the other direction resembles condesc .. Bk Mag
3.5
The humor feels at odds with the darkness at times.Its tempting to dismiss this as directorial misfiring or lack of clarity. Arts Fuse
4.0
The passages with Gerwig and Culkin are by Solondzs standards, at least the most emotionally satisfying in the film. Un Cut
3.1
The performances are all flat and affected, which suits some actors better than others; the normally effervescent Gerwig just seems like shes been tra .. Madison Movie
1.3
But here, the film, despite a talented cast, feels like a big waste of time. Buffalo
4.0
Its very funny.Its a gift from Solondz in Christmas mood to an audience knowing that what has gone before and will come after in this film is a screen .. Next Ft



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