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DOG DAYS

Today's NYTimes Best 1176 Films was Jerome Boivin's

Baxter (1989)

Petite bourgeoisie life through the eyes of a dog.

It is very dark humor and very tough to watch at times.

The dog 'chooses' new masters (it is not as literal as that, actually, although it appears that way to him).

I liked the film up to the last part then it got a little too black for me.

Baxter is not your warm fuzzy dog but he is not evil.

It seems that the point is about how people fuck themselves up (as well as their dogs) with suppressed stuff.

Boivin only made a few films. Maybe he was too dark.

In any case, I am glad that I saw it and I will be giving it a 3 out of Netflix5.

Labels: best films