My Dog Tulip
New Yorker Films | Release Date: September 1, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
80
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
17
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertJan 15, 2011
It is told from and by an adult sensibility that understands loneliness, gratitude and the intense curiosity we feel for other lives, man and beast. Read full review
100
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsJan 15, 2011
Extremely moving, exceedingly droll, flawlessly voice-acted. Read full review
95
MovielineStephanie ZacharekJan 15, 2011
An 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. Read full review
90
The New York TimesStephen HoldenJan 15, 2011
One of the most sophisticated dog movies ever created. Read full review
90
Village VoiceMelissa AndersonJan 15, 2011
His gift-and the film's-is to transform the seemingly banal relationship between pet and owner into something singular, inimitable, sacred. Read full review
88
St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsFeb 3, 2011
You might expect a cartoon about a man and his dog to be strictly for kids, but My Dog Tulip, based on a memoir by J.R. Ackerley, has a psychological richness and anatomical explicitness that is very grown-up. Read full review
88
Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaJan 15, 2011
OK, first off, anyone who shares his or her life with a dog, or has done so in the past, go see My Dog Tulip. Read full review
80
EmpireKim NewmanMay 2, 2011
A delightful animation for adults, its lack of sentiment makes it an anti-Marley. Read full review
80
Time OutLisa RosmonJan 15, 2011
Never saccharine, My Dog Tulip does justice to the rare experience of heartfelt, mutual love in any form Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranJan 15, 2011
My Dog Tulip is as disconcerting and unusual a piece of animation as the 1956 memoir that inspired it, and that is saying a lot. Read full review
80
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternJan 15, 2011
Words 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. Read full review
75
Miami HeraldRene RodriguezFeb 5, 2011
A beautifully illustrated love letter to dogs and the people who own them. Read full review
75
New York PostLou LumenickJan 15, 2011
Dryly funny, adult-oriented animation -- hand-drawn on computers in a simple but captivating style by the husband-and-wife team. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeWesley MorrisJan 15, 2011
Many of the backgrounds look like watercolors that are either drying or dying. Read full review
75
Orlando SentinelRoger MooreJan 15, 2011
A wonderful movie anyone who's ever experienced dog ownership at its most glorious, and most embarrassing. Read full review
70
VarietyJustin ChangJan 15, 2011
Charming if not especially kid-friendly toon. Read full review
63
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottMar 11, 2011
This is a film custom-made for dog lovers. Read full review
50
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanJan 15, 2011
It's hard not to feel a certain affection for a tale that is so unapologetic about just that: affection. Read full review
40
Boxoffice MagazineBarbara GoslawskiJan 15, 2011
It'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. Read full review
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