SummaryAbby, a talk-radio veterinarian whose self-perceived lack of attractiveness masks her wit and warmth, recruits her neighbor, the beautiful but not so bright Noelle, to act as her stand-in when she makes a date over the phone with Brian. Cyrano-like complications ensue when the charade goes too far and both women fall for Brian, who is attracted t... Read More
Directed By:Michael Lehmann
Written By:Audrey Wells
The Truth About Cats & Dogs
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64
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
67% Positive
12 Reviews
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22% Mixed
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90
Written by former deejay Audrey Wells, the observant and funny script includes some wonderful scenes for the leading ladies.
88
Janeane Garofalo in this movie... is so likable, so sympathetic, so revealing of her character's doubts and desires, that she carries us headlong into the story.
75
Janeane Garofalo and Uma Thurman make a bright-eyed comedy team in this romance.
70
Director Michael Lehmann ("Heathers") nimbly keeps this airy concoction afloat.
63
Though its romantic-comedy triangle borrows heavily from Cyrano de Bergerac, the film has more in common with Three's Company. A shame, since Dogs boasts more than a few stray pleasures. [26Apr1996, Pg. 04.D]
50
Though the basic brains-versus-beauty tension suggests a female variation on "The Nutty Professor", this is a softer version of the dilemma than Jerry Lewis offers -- easier to take and easier to forget.
12
The entire film rings totally fake and the resulting dishonest sentimentality makes you fidget in your seat and count the seconds until the sweet but completely predictable ending.
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Apr 13, 2013
7
I liked this movie because I thought it was funny and I also liked the music. It wasn't very original but the actors, especially Garofalo did a good job. If you don't like her you won't like the movie. If you are squeamish about **** you might have a problem with it. Smart but plain girls will like it and animal lovers will like it.
