Dogs: The Rise and Fall of an All-Girl Bookie Joint

The fact that this film may not be an accurate portrayal of the "bookie business" really isn't the point of this movie. Okay, so there are some goofs, but the real emphasis of this movie, which may have been overlooked by some, is that it's the story of a twenty-something girl who had just lost her mother and did what she could to raise enough money to bury her, and in the meantime she and her roommates started a bookie joint in their kitchen. She falls in love, and throughout the movie she has daydreams of her mother, wondering what her mother would say to what she is doing with her life, etc.... basically a real "coming to terms with reality" movie about growing up and really being "on your own."

I really liked this movie. Its characters each had their own quirky personality, especially their new roommate's boyfriend, who had a strange obsession with Marlon Brando. Though the theme of the movie is a little depressing, almost every scene had me smiling because of the light humor. It is very well written, well directed, and colorful. Perhaps it could be called a "chick flick," but I'd recommend it to anyone, really.