Dog Park

As an indie film enthusiast, I like my dramas heavy with implication, and my romcoms engaging and uplifting. I'm also a dog lover who once owned the most physically and spiritually beautiful dog who will ever be made, and I often wondered what my results would've look like if I had used her as my cultural ambassador in approaching women. Hmm...

No wonder then: I was an easy mark for Jade Jenise Dixon's Dog Park, which leverages the boy (and dog) meets girl theme, and puts our canine pals right there in the center of the lens where they belong. Dixon's story is well-crafted, and the production value is there, blurring the lines between big-budget indie and lower-budget major studio Hollywood. As is the case with any romantic comedy, one has to believe the two lead actors -- both as separate entities and as a proposed couple-in-the-making -- and the casting here ensures that box is well-checked.

This is a highly enjoyable indie film done exceedingly well; a testament to the craft of those involved.