Wendy & Lucy

Girl loves dog, dog gets lost, girl looks for dog – and looks for dog, and looks for dog. 

Those of you who have been fortunate to own a pet, will know how special that relationship is, as you will also be familiar with the absolute fear and panic that kicks in if you have ever lost that pet; nearly every other desperate street post sign in my neighbourhood looking for Fluffy or Max can attest to this fact. Wendy (Michelle Williams) plays a down and out young woman who seems to have lost everything but her crappy ass car and loveable pup Lucy. Heading to Alaska for much needed work, Lucy is stolen from the outside of a supermarket and the rest of the film is one frustrating dilemma after the next in pursuit to find her. It goes something like this – “LUCY? LUCY? LUCY?”. Williams plays the part of distressed dog owner with conviction, but one has to ask, why did this seem like a good idea to make into a film? The brief moments of happiness are conveyed with a monotonous tune that Williams hums. Taking place in a somewhat desolate and suffering town that has lost its mill, the story's high point is at the beginning when Lucy fetches a stick successfully. Both Williams and dog do a good job at portraying sadness. JM