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78 out of 100

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7.6 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 40 Ratings

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  • Starring: Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy
  • Summary: Centered at the Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show, the film follows several bizarre dog owners and their sometimes neurotic pets.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  1. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: William Arnold
    100
    No one does this genre better than actor-writer-director Christopher Guest.
  2. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    90
    Waggish fun like this is too good to miss.
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  3. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Mark Holcomb
    60
    Best in Show succeeds only insofar as you're willing to laugh at a bunch of sad freaks.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 25
  3. Negative: 5 out of 25
  1. MovieBuff
    10
    The brilliance of the film lies in the slew of shockingly accurate portrayals, especially the easily glossed-over, yet priceless moments that kept my laughter rolling throughout ("We could talk, or not-talk, forever" ; The prideful open-mouth braces-twins ; " '...melon breasts.' 'Oh, Thank you Gerry! Thank you!") as well as the writer-director's ability to point out those ridiculous displays of humanity we can all identify with, while avoiding the more caustic mockery seen in something like "Waiting for Guffman" or "Bottle Rockets". The film has us fall in love with the imperfections of people we sometimes cannot endure, and the unsurmountable majesty of the crowning moment offered the purest glimpse of esctasy I've ever felt from a film.… Expand
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  2. LucyK
    10
    This 'mockumentary' does an exellent job of what it sets out to do: make people laugh, and make those same people want to attend a dog show.… Expand
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  3. krogar
    10
    This is a masterpiece of humour! Once again I am puzzled by the negative reviews here. It is a delightful caricature made to look like a documentary.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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