Dogman

This bizarre, odd drama/thriller had many critics rolling their eyes I'm disbelief, according to the reviews I read.

I found it daring, ballsy, utterly strange ,poignant and had lots of heart.

It also contains lots of cute,lovely dogs.... Caleb Laundry Jones continues his journey into playing socially detached, awkward characters and like his previous effective performance in Nitram,he isn't afraid of portraying them with a sense of sympathy either.

He's one of the best actors around at the moment.

To play a disabled guy in leg irons,dressed in drag takes courage in today's toxic,cancel culture.

The film is like a twisted version of Oliver Twist,with dogs as the artful dodgers.

The Little Big Man/Forrest Gump style setup works on showing the audience show this strange man with his'children' of dogs came to be.

Only the ending feels rushed and out of place.

Caleb Landry Jones probably didn't meant to do anything else in life but act. He doesn't pass for anything but a brilliant actor that can play with every role he will get. One I saw his name as the leading actor in this movie, it wasn't even a question. Luc Besson made me to suspect, but I was already invested in the leading actor, so it was a deal breaker.

It is a story about an outsider that suffered a massive childhood trauma which made him to be something else. At night he goes out and dresses with a costume, that makes him unrecognized and he also act as a local robin hood. His name is: "Dogman". He can't fly, shoot webs or even stand or walk, for this matter. And no, he isn't a superhero, not even close, but I almost had you thinking.

The childhood father related trauma made him put his trust on canines, so he treats them as his babies and they give them one hundred times the love he even considers of giving. Story-wise, this movie is telling a flashback story, from the point of view of the main character as a narrator and narrative defining.

The story is sad for most of it and then it takes some nasty turns that are sometimes unreliable, but not in the way that makes you want to leave this movie, because it did a solid job to get you invested in it. Caleb Landry Jones is doing what he does best and it is to be amazing as an actor and he got me thinking about several Joker characters over the years. He definitely could be one of them, in the future.

It could have been better, much better, but Besson doesn't want it to be deeper, he wants to take a cripple drug queen and make her shoot a shotgun. No, its not a Robert Rodrigues movie, but its defiantly Besson, that doesn't want to neglect his adventures character and its movie leading role characters himself.

It's a good movie, that makes the audience to, sometimes, get lost in it, because it spreads for several areas, plot-lines and also stuffing inside several genres, but it is a solid movie, that doesn't let you any crack or hatch to get out - you just want to keep going with this twisted story and cross the finish line, smiling and thanking Caleb for the ride.

I don't write reviews even for my own films but I have to take the time and write this review. I love this movie, love love it. Everything about it. Especially the love for the dogs from the main character. He is an amazing actor. The story. The music . The cinematography...It's very special.

I normally don't watch drama or dog movies because it's sad, it's depressing and when the dogs died in the films, it feel like I need to get therapy to get over it but this film is not that. It's still an uplifting film despite its drama. Just as the main character, despite what happened, he still is so well mannered, well spoken and his love for the dogs is still the same.

Thank you for making the film. Thank you.

Dogman tells a story of a unique and outlandish character from a kid growing up in broken home and how he survived his adulthood. Categorizing this movie as an action film and a name like 'Dogman' might lead you to expect a fast-paced or a superhero movie, but although there are some action bits in this movie, it mostly deals with social issues, crime and art.

If you are a dog lover you will like this film and you will see plenty of this friendly breed in it, however this film is not about dogs, it could have been about bats or robots (although the name Batman is already taken) with the same kind of success.

Luc Besson does a great job here of telling a story, which he usually does well. I don't know what made him come up with this story but it's not something you see every day. The acting here is superb and made me rate this movie higher than I would otherwise do.

Overall I think this movie is worth watching, as long as you come in with the right expectations. If you can enjoy some art, singing and also some uneasy violent scenes you will enjoy this one. Exact score: 71 / 100.

I finally watched Dogman and didn't expect to like it. The story was very interesting and made me curious about the ultimate fate of the main character. I think Luc Besson is quite good at writing and portraying the character of Douglas. His character also develops throughout the story and is not stuck in a certain situation and certainly not pretentious. What I like about this film is that the dialogues are quite meaningful and in accordance with the reality of human life. A little bit religious. Despite the controversy of Luc Besson, I admit that he is quite good at making films. This film is worthy and fun to watch.