Gary David Goldberg
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Must Love Dogs is a completely predictable, yet surprisingly enjoyable, somewhat honestly told tale of love, or rather, finding love, in the new millennium... What makes this You've Got Mail-ish romp through the mine fields of modern dating fun, is its believable, charming, often laugh-out-loud-funny cast, orchestrating a well written script (which thankfully, often halts right before the dreaded exit to Land of Lost Hallmark cards).
With chilling echoes of You've Got Mail, the Internet instigates much of this modern romance, courtesy of an online dating service that seems to provide 20 frogs for every Prince Charming.
While Dad has a muted Ted Danson, Father of the Bride has a Steve Martin at the top of his middle-aged game.
Like "As Good as It Gets" and the uneven "Something's Gotta Give," "Must Love Dogs" takes an often mordant look at middle-aged romance and finds a rich vein of humor.
Soon enough, the Cusack Male’s resistance faltered, becoming marrying-material in conventional rom-coms like “Serendipity” and “Must Love Dogs.”
It's charitable to say that this is the funniest Cusack comedy in a long time -- but his last comedy was 2005's Must Love Dogs, and he never breaks a sweat in Hot Tub Time Machine, mostly going through the motions and allowing his co-stars to do all the heavy lifting.