Film Review – Merv

Movies about dogs are popular because audiences love watching cute animals do silly things. It’s up to the filmmakers to offer something more substantial with dog shenanigans, building a functional picture around easy layup shots of adorableness. “Merv” has nothing to offer beyond its canine star, with writers Dane Clark and Linsey Stewart putting in the least amount of effort to build a story worth following. “Merv” is the cinematic equivalent of vanilla pudding, delivering a soft tale of relationship restoration that’s periodically interrupted by lousy slapstick and dull romantic entanglements. Director Jessica Swale goes the Hallmark Channel route with the endeavor, keeping everything flat and predictable, generating an incredibly forgettable feature. Yes, there’s still a dog doing doggy things, but everything else offered here is brain dead. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com