Darling Companion

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Darling Companion

PG-13

Released Apr 20, 2012

1h 43m

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Beth Winter (Diane Keaton), wife of a self-absorbed surgeon named Joseph (Kevin Kline), is decidedly lonely. One day while out driving with her daughter, Grace (Elisabeth Moss), Beth rescues a stray dog and later decides to keep it. The pooch, dubbed Freeway, fills the void in Beth's life, begins to crack Joseph's stern exterior, and acts as a matchmaker for Grace. Then, Joseph loses Freeway while out walking, leading to a frantic search that brings forth long-hidden resentments.

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Tom Long

Detroit News

Between the gypsy psychic and the distracting characters, "Darling Companion" loses its way.

Rated: C

May 18, 2012

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

A listless excursion into the luxurious problems of rich, white people.

Rated: 2.5/5

May 18, 2012

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Calvin Wilson

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

[It] has a fine cast, but doesn't seem to have much to say other than lamenting the unfairness of getting old.

Rated: 2/4

May 18, 2012

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

The simple truth is there's not much reason to see a film that is largely devoid of heart and completely devoid of the humor it so richly deserves.

Rated: 2.0/4.0

Sep 5, 2020

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Felicia Feaster

Charleston City Paper

But in the end, you don't have to be a tea-leaf reader to see Darling Companion's wrap-up from a mile away.

Jan 16, 2020

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Alberto Abuín

Espinof

The classic comedy attempts simply don't work. [Full Review in Spanish]

Aug 29, 2019

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alan g

What happened to Klein, Keaton and Wiest? They used to be great actors but now are shadows of their former selves. Especially Keaton now Komatose. Where is the script? Never act with a dog.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/25

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Harry H

Kasdan at the helm of such a powerful cast, where could one go wrong? Well, someone forgot to bring a script. Freeway, Freeway, where are you Freeway? This, coupled with seemingly pointless characters without any real development is pretty much the extent of the story line. Even the dog lacked enough screen time for us to firm any sort of attachment.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/21/23

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Jonathan M

Ignore negative reviews! Enjoy a positive plot!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/03/23

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Audience Member

Perhaps the worst film ever made?

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Audience Member

Mary watched halfway and wanted to quit. I thought so-so. Had some laughs.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Darling Companion is a slow boring romantic comedy i sat with the wife and watch and sad to say it was my choice because i saw that it had Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline and some other A list actors but yet again was this disappointing. They should have called this Lassie the missing dog. It was slow and boring and did not have anything really funny. It should be removed from the Netflix library. Diane Keaton while driving back from the airport with her daughter spots a dog and rescues the dog and the do was found on the freeway and they end up having the dog has the family pet and then they call the dog freeway. One day while on his morning walk the husband answers his mobile as he normally does and looses the dog and then the whole story because we have to find the dog. Look i like pets and dogs but this is a boring concept for a movie. The jist of the movie the search for the dog brings the couples together. Do not bother with this movie.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Synopsis

Beth Winter (Diane Keaton), wife of a self-absorbed surgeon named Joseph (Kevin Kline), is decidedly lonely. One day while out driving with her daughter, Grace (Elisabeth Moss), Beth rescues a stray dog and later decides to keep it. The pooch, dubbed Freeway, fills the void in Beth's life, begins to crack Joseph's stern exterior, and acts as a matchmaker for Grace. Then, Joseph loses Freeway while out walking, leading to a frantic search that brings forth long-hidden resentments.

Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Producer: Anthony Bregman, Elizabeth Redleaf, Lawrence Kasdan
Screenwriter: Lawrence Kasdan, Meg Kasdan
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Likely Story, Kasdan Pictures, Werc Werk Works
Rating: PG-13 (Some Sexual Content Incl Ref|Language)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 20, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 3, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $793.4K
Runtime: 1h 43m

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