When Marley is not on the screen, Wilson and Aniston demonstrate why they are gifted comic actors. They have a relationship that's not too sitcomish, not too sentimental, mostly smart and realistic.

Hvor de fleste hundefilm bunder i romantiske komedier eller lettere krimihistorier, forsøger Marley & Me at nå en anden tyngde.

Again and again, the movie reminds us that Grogan is a brilliant writer—Arkin calls him “a national treasure” and his wife and eldest son sift adoringly through his clip book on separate occasions...

...för hundälskare är "Marley & jag" en trevlig underhållning som sätter människans bäste vän i fokus.