Merv
Prime Video | Release Date (Streaming): December 10, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
40
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
4
Negative:
3

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
ColliderNate RichardDec 9, 2025
You know every single beat of how their relationship is going to turn out, but because of how cute the dog is and how cute Deschanel and Cox are together, you can't help but buy into it. They're great together, and their charm elevates a script that could have easily been translated into yet another streaming Christmas romantic comedy. Read full review
60
The GuardianAdrian HortonDec 9, 2025
As it is, Merv is slight and sweet and entirely to expectations. Making a movie about co-parenting a dog is not a bad idea – though I wouldn’t say it’s a great one, either. Read full review
42
The PlaylistBrian FarvourDec 9, 2025
Another romantic comedy in a long list of contemporaries which, despite scant traces of effort, fails in making its title character anything more than second fiddle to the couple who should rightfully take his place. Read full review
40
VarietyTomris LafflyDec 10, 2025
Sadly, the film doesn’t live up to its charming premise, spending most of its runtime chasing its own tail with pointless jokes and dog-related puns that are only mildly amusing, along with an undercooked love story that doesn’t know how to steal our hearts. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyDec 10, 2025
Merv is heartwarming, in the abstract, but the heat generated is strictly lukewarm. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreDec 10, 2025
There isn’t much to this. Read full review
30
Screen RantGrant HermannsDec 9, 2025
It hits the familiar beats that many find comforting, it has an undeniably adoring dog front and center for much of its runtime, and has a well-meaning enough outcome to its plot. But for those looking for something that doesn't quite literally skate the surface of its premise and characters, this is definitely not the film for you. Read full review
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