Best in Show

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'Best In Show (2000)' is a 'mockumentary' that doesn't really let its style get in the way of its story - never being about the making of itself in the meta way a lot of examples of the genre are, for instance. It uses its subtle but sure style to keep its colourful cast of sometimes quite absurd characters framed with a consistently realistic lens. The film is remarkably funny, with many more gags landing than falling short. Though some mention has been made of its supposed 'cruel spirit', I feel that it's satirical in a rather endearing way, taking its bumbling but lovable cast and making them be the deliverers of the comedy rather than necessarily the focus of it. This makes for an entertaining, if simple, tale that is never unexpected in its narrative but is often unexpected in its humour, a wonderfully straight-laced and realist interpretation of an absurdist's dream. 7/10

I've seen this movie several times and it never gets old, this is one of the funniest films ever. If you gave this below a 8 then you are a Show Dog owner or have lost your sense of humor, and or both, from the Cast to the Writers this is 10 as it can get. No matter my mood, if I need a LAUGH I can always turn to BEST IN SHOW!

I have to say that this movie recently aired on Comedy Central and it was addictive to watch couples with their dogs at this Westminster style dog show in Philadelphia. It is great cast with Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara paired again in another Christopher Guest film. Levy and O'Hara were wonderful and sweet as the small town odd couple with their dog. Parker Posey was wonderful as the yuppy wife. Jennifer Coolidge and Jane Lynch provided some laughs. Even Chris Guest played a part as well as directed and co-wrote with Levy the script. There are very few quality films especially something satirical and wonderful as this film. It's worth watching! I loved Ed Begley Jr. as the hotel manager.

I could literally watch this movie over and over again and for some reason it gets funnier each time because you catch things you didn't the 100 times before. Some people just aren't meant for this type of comedy I guess because it blows my mind that anyone would give this movie lower than an 8.

Who knew? I mean, who knew that a movie about a dog show could be so good? Now, of course the dog show itself was relatively insignificant and was only a small part of the movie, but it is what the entire movie was centered around. The movie was made by the characters though. Boy those were some funny characters. Even though I'm not a dog lover or owner, I've seen enough to know that some of those characters were spot on with their antics. While I'm praising this movie, I would be remiss if I didn't give props to Eugene Levy for co-writing this movie. I didn't check to see if this was his first writing project, but this certainly was a good one for the old resume. Write on Eugene, this was a funny flick.

Christopher Guest and friends are now making a mockumentary on the dog show circuit. It's a whole bunch of wacky characters with their wacky problems and their wacky life. Everybody is doing a great job. Michael McKean and John Michael Higgins are the gay couple. Catherine O'Hara is married to Eugene Levy with his insane glasses. Parker Posey and Michael Hitchcock are an uptight couple. Jennifer Coolidge is married to an old geezer and Jane Lynch plays her trainer. There is a big problem in this movie. The separate teams have a hard time getting together because they don't really function as a team. They are separate and they stay separate. It limits their interactions and limits the possibility of comedy. It becomes a series of the characters separate and talking into the camera with wacky stories or having a wacky time. It's not until halfway through the movie that the characters start getting together as they prepare for the dog show.

An all star cast can't save this howlingly bad comedy about dog shows and the neurotic dog lovers and dog owners who are all desperate to have their dog win the title of "best in show." Everything about this embarrassing film lost already long before it even ended.

I've read glowing reviews of this film and thought it would be a good comedy to rent as I was visiting my brother and his wife. I've enjoyed many of the actors in the film in other comedies. However, we all agreed that we disliked this movie and it was wasted time. We kept waiting for the the pace and humor to pick-up, but no such luck. Generally, I like satires, which this obviously was, too much so. The movie tried to hard to make these people absurd and it was left stale with a mockumentary of cliche caricatures. The characters were boring and completely predictable once you learned their ridiculous personalities. Fred Willard was the best thing about this film and even his part could have been funnier.

This movie is incredibly hilarious, the eccentric people and their dogs competing for the best in show is a great example of intelligent humor. Each of the dog owners and their dogs offered a unique story, and presented an insight into the psychological idiosyncrasies of pet ownership, and competition. And the different stories drew me in and made me curious to learn who would win.