Pichu MSP

This is the worst movie I’ve ever watched. I really do enjoy dark humour, but you can’t just make a depressing story and call it “dark comedy.” There’s a big difference. Seeing the DVD thinking it was a comedy with a little wiener dog in a dress, of course I was super excited to watch it. I finally watched and was sooooo disappointed. Awful. The end shot lingers for what feels like hours of the poor dog getting run over by multiple cars. I would definitely not have watched it if the DVD was straightforward and didn’t trick innocent people that aren’t familiar with Todd Solondz, (who I’ve never heard of) into watching. Instead, the back of the DVD reads, “In this riotous comedy, an adorable dachshund puppy finds itself shuffled from one oddball owner to the next, including two couples, a veterinary nurse, a screenwriter, and a cranky old woman.” technically that is what it’s about but it leaves out the fact that it’s about people with awful lives who try to kill said wiener dog, have family members die, and shoot up heroin. Not a funny premise if you ask me. Now, if you’re into that type of niche, then that’s fine! I have nothing against anyone who likes this movie, I’m just mostly annoyed at how they marketed it. It is not a comedy. It is not a cute little movie about puppies in dresses. If I’d heard about it and known what I was getting into, I wouldn’t watch it. I’d respect it and move on with my day. I just really wish that they wouldn’t market it as a fun time in order to trick unsuspecting Danny Devito fans and dog-lovers!!