“Call it fate, call it love, all I knew was I was meant to be his dog.” Focus on the present – not the past, and not the future. Sure, this is about racing - but it is also about life. Never dwelling on the past, never committing to the future.” “When I’m in a race car, I’m the creator of my own destiny.” “The best drivers focus only on the present. The best part about this movie was all of the inspirational quotes! There are some that are about dogs, and some that are about racing, and a lot that are about life. It speaks to the unbreakable bond between man and dog, but if you are looking for a film that does that better, check out Togo on Disney+. It is very much a mediocre movie that is worth a watch if you love dogs and want to cry. Is The Art Of Racing In The Rain a good movie? No. The plot is bogged down by purposeful tearjerker moments. The Art of Racing in the Rain is not a great movie. Sure, most people will feel something while watching it, and while it isn’t a bad movie, it drags and tells no real story. It feels like this movie purposefully threw in everything that makes people cry and hoped it would mean it is an emotional and successful movie. But it is hidden among a dog’s philosophical thoughts and moments that are manufactured to make the audience cry. I mean yes, technically there is a plot hidden in this movie somewhere. It feels like they are trying extremely hard to tug at your heartstrings, and not to propel the story itself forward.

But even though it brings the emotional moments and the feels at what seems like every turn of the corner, the movie loses itself along the way. Like I said, this movie is going to make you cry - unless you have no heart. Sure, it was heartwarming and I cried (a lot) but that was basically because they threw every trick in there to make the audience sob. Which is what bummed me out when it wasn’t. So this seemed like what would be very much a win-win movie for me.

The first is that I just love Milo Ventimiglia, I have since Heroes. I was looking forward to seeing The Art of Racing in the Rain for several reasons.

Barely a mediocre movie, however, it did have some good inspirational quotes throughout it. The Art of Racing In The Rain made me cry over and over - but that is all it did.

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