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Megan Leavey

2017

Gabriela Cowperthwaite

Kate Mara, Tom Felton, Common, Bradley Whitford ...

5.9

1,079

Drama Marine corporal Megan Leavy was a K-9 operator in Iraq. She and her K-9 were involved in an explosion. It is their story of grit and determination and the love between handler and a Military Working Dog.

	Media	Author	Review
		Nick Schager Variety	"[A] clunky but moving drama (...) This earnest feel-good tale nonetheless manages to pull on the heartstrings with sufficient gentleness (...) It should receive a warm, if perhaps not heroic, welcome"
		Sheri Linden The Hollywood Reporter	"Incisive and deeply affecting (...) At the center of the superb cast, Kate Mara delivers her strongest screen work to date (...) [The screenplay] finds nuance in every exchange"
		Kenji Fujishima Slant	"[It shows a] superficial approach to characterization (...) Everyone here, from fellow marines to Iraqis, is merely a supporting player in Megan Leavey's emotional journey (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"
		Elizabeth Weitzman The Wrap	"[Gabriela Cowperthwaite] mixes a war story and an uplifting animal tale with efficacy (...) She has a particularly strong handle on the war scenes"
		David Ehrlich IndieWire	"'Megan Leavey' is a bit of a mess from the moment it starts, but it’s hard to completely dismiss any movie with a soul this strong"
		Jesse Hassenger AV Club	"The narrative remains relatively slack (...) There’s little discernible difference between cuts to the next morning and cuts to the next year."
		Moira MacDonald Seattle Times	"[Cowperthwaite] wisely doesn’t sentimentalize this woman-meets-dog tale (...) The movie struggles when it deviates from this central relationship (...) and its pacing is tricky (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Rafer Guzmán Newsday	"A somewhat low-key war drama, but it’s hard to resist its sweet spirit and fuzzy warmth (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"

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