Dogman

Movie • 2023

6.7

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Roger Ebert

Jones pouts and murmurs at sub-decibel levels throughout and leans so hard into writer/director Luc Besson’s tin-eared dialogue and chintzy image-making.

rogerebert.com/reviews/dogman-film-review-2024

The Guardian

This is as ludicrous a film as you’ll see all year, maybe ever.

theguardian.com/film/2023/aug/31/dogman-review-the-most-ludicrous-film-youll-see-all-year-maybe-ever

Los Angeles Times

But none of his previous efforts have exuded such a strong fairy-tale quality as 'Dogman,' a strange, sincere paean to a brokenhearted outsider who may also be a sociopath.

latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2024-03-29/dogman-review-luc-besson-caleb-landry-jones

The Hollywood Reporter

No animals were harmed in the making of Luc Besson’s new thriller, Dogman, but plenty of people get mauled, bitten, robbed and attacked...

hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/dogman-review-caleb-landry-jones-luc-besson-1235578842/

Variety

It is scarcely fit to lap from the same water bowl as Todd Phillips’ controversial Golden Lion winner.

variety.com/2023/film/reviews/dogman-review-caleb-landry-jones-stars-in-a-ludicrous-luc-besson-howler-1235709746/

IMDb

other than a great performance by Caleb Landry Jones, it was pretty forgettable.

imdb.com/title/tt17009348/

IndieWire

Landry Jones plays a traumatized dog collector turned cabaret star in this wacky thriller in need of a leash.

indiewire.com/criticism/movies/dogman-review-caleb-landry-jones-luc-besson-1234901200/

Rotten Tomatoes

One of Luc Besson's more unusual movies, this thriller is sometimes preposterous but even more frequently thrilling; it's even touching, thanks to its gentle, terribly wounded central performance.

rottentomatoes.com/m/dogman_2023/reviews

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