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19 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt is told from and by an adult sensibility that understands loneliness, gratitude and the intense curiosity we feel for other lives, man and beast.
- 100Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsExtremely moving, exceedingly droll, flawlessly voice-acted.
- 95MovielineStephanie ZacharekMovielineStephanie ZacharekAn adaptation that wholly and faithfully captures the spirit and mood of the book it's based on, and an example of computer animation - the 2-D sort - that shows the human touch in every frame.
- 90Village VoiceMelissa AndersonVillage VoiceMelissa AndersonHis gift-and the film's-is to transform the seemingly banal relationship between pet and owner into something singular, inimitable, sacred.
- 88Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaOK, first off, anyone who shares his or her life with a dog, or has done so in the past, go see My Dog Tulip.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranMy Dog Tulip is as disconcerting and unusual a piece of animation as the 1956 memoir that inspired it, and that is saying a lot.
- 80Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWords of wisdom keep popping up in My Dog Tulip with gratifying regularity. They're more likely to gratify dog lovers than anyone else, but that's a large group to which I belong.
- 75Boston GlobeWesley MorrisBoston GlobeWesley MorrisMany of the backgrounds look like watercolors that are either drying or dying.
- 75Orlando SentinelRoger MooreOrlando SentinelRoger MooreA wonderful movie anyone who's ever experienced dog ownership at its most glorious, and most embarrassing.
- 40Boxoffice MagazineBarbara GoslawskiBoxoffice MagazineBarbara GoslawskiIt's a simple story that gets the gentle nudge it needs to reveal its greater purpose. Probably too subtle for most tastes, the novel's reputation and its unique idea should draw people to cinemas.