The Dog Lover
The Dog Lover is a 2016 American drama film written by Alex Ranarivelo and Ali Afshar, directed by Ranarivelo and starring Allison Paige, James Remar, Lea Thompson, Jayson Blair and Christina Moore.
Plot
The film depicts an idealistic college student sent undercover by an animal welfare organization to investigate a puppy mill, and eventually becoming disillusioned with the welfare organization, which is presented as unethical.Cast
- James Remar as Daniel Holloway
- Lea Thompson as Liz Holloway
- Jayson Blair as Will Holloway
- Michael King as Trevor
- Christina Moore as Cassie Sumpter
- Ali Afshar as Raymond
- Annabelle Kavanagh as Abigail Holloway
- Cullen Douglas as Vincent Bogel
- Matthew Glave as Mr. Gold
- Kathleen Wilhoite as Mrs. Gold
- Sherry Stringfield as Jackie McConnell
- Allison Paige as Sara Gold
Release
The film was released on July 8, 2016.Reception
The film has a 20% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 10 reviews. Glenn Kenny of RogerEbert.com awarded the film two stars out of four.Owen Gleiberman of Variety gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Rescue-dog purists may not approve of the line The Dog Lover takes, yet to this dog lover it comes off as compassionate and realistic: a plea for a place where good care can become common sense."
Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a negative review and wrote, "...it’s all as clunkily melodramatic as it sounds, with the climactic trial sequences proving particularly slow going."