Best in Show

Pros: Good acting
Cons: Unengaging characters, poor script, dragging story line

Dogs are contenders for the most popular pet in the United States, as well as several other major countries. As the interest in dogs has grown, so also has the interest in dog shows. What was once reserved for the upper classes of the economic level has ...

Pros: Smart, clever, original concept, excellent performances and FUNNY!
Cons: Either you get it or you don't.

"Mockumentaries" are an under-appreciated genre of film. I'd imagine making one would be more difficult than making a regular comedy because you have to convey an atmosphere of reality while being satirical and sometimes all-out hysterical. That said I'd ...

Pros: Funny, Decent - if understated - acting, Great idea
Cons: So tongue-in-cheek sometimes that it's slow, Some characters are painfully annoying

"Best In Show" has been on my list for some time, especially since the success of it has spawned two follow-up mockumentaries by Christopher Guest ("A Mighty Wind" and, even more recently, "For Your Consideration"). It also seems like since "Best In ...

Pros: Hilarious satire about the world of dog competitions
Cons: None

I’ve always been a cat person having shared my home with as many as five at one time, though the average felines living with us has usually been 2 or 3, therefore a dog has never even been a guest in this ole house...It’s not that I dislike dogs, ...

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I remember seeing this movie when it first came out. I was aware of what a mockumentary is at the time, but I still wasn’t that interested. For those that don’t know, a mockumentary is a mock documentary. In this case, it’s a fictional account of ...

Pros: FUNNY!
Cons: Grows on you.

The first time I saw Best in Show was when my mother begged me to watch it. She thought that it was ...

Pros: Maybe - just maybe - Fred Willard.
Cons: This is supposed to be a comedy? I didn't laugh once.

BEST IN SHOW purportedly tells the story of a group of dog fanciers who enter their dogs in a dog show. The problem is that I wasn't convinced by the script that this was the story.

Told in a stream-of-consciousness fashion similar to that...

Pros: Terrific satire of the doggie world.
Cons: Despite the PG13 rating, this might not be suitable for most kids.

It's crass, it's political. It can also be funny and self-absorbed. No, not the government arena, the one at your local dog show. Often ridiculed, this can be a place of decit, backstabbing, and some shenanigans that you'd never assoicate with our...

Pros: VERY FUNNY, original, entertaining
Cons: odd humor, no special effects

This has to be the funniest movie I have ever seen. It is based on about five diffrnt types of people, who train there dogs and bring them to a dog show. The whole time, you get to see that your not the only one who talks like that to there dogs!...

Pros: Some comedy is really funny
Cons: Some comedy isn't funny at all

People that are obsessed with their dogs. Do I need say more. The subject in itself is hilarious and dog-shows are funny things just themselves. A whole audience of people on the edge of their seat, waiting to see whole will be the best dog. That is...

Pros: Hilarious satire of the dog show world that is a on the mark.
Cons: could have been fleshed out more and showed some positives

A great comedy in it's own right, but if you know anything about dog shows you will be rolling on the floor. While some of the stereotypes are a bit over the top they are right on a lot of the handlers/owners in the show world. If you have ever...

Pros: None that I can think of.
Cons: Can not follow story line, and monotone most of the time. NOT VERY GOOD!!!

When we rented Best in show, we were expecting to laugh... we did but not because the show was funny, more because it was so stupid. I have never seen a more stupid movie. The story line varied between like 10 different people, all of whom are in the...

Pros: Some funny moments and characters, clever premise
Cons: Should have been developed more completely

This review is one of those guilty things you do -- sort of like an apology. I didn't like this movie, but I feel bad about it.

Aren't I sophisticated enough to laugh at the gay men and women. To laugh at "B*tch" magazine and crude penis...

Pros: hilarious plays-up on different genres of people, entertaining comedy
Cons: No real cons - it's just a comedy - accept it for what it is

Note:

Before you read my review, I'm going to tell you that I could write a lot more about this movie, but I'd rather not spoil it for the people who haven't seen it yet. After watching a movie, unless I write down all the details on...

Pros: Hysterical, smart, unique
Cons: Long boring outtakes section of DVD

This is a mockumentary of epic proportions. This is a terrific, Spinal Tap-type movie of a crazy world. It takes on the purebred dog show circuit and pokes fun at the whole thing.
Each of the handful of characters and character sets are terrific....