The movie has shoehorned several contrived little incidents into its story to keep the plot in motion. Most involve Plummer, who plays Sarah's 71-year-old widowed father, Bill, and Channing as Dolly, one of his blowsy girlfriends. Bill and Dolly have also taken up Internet dating and the deception that often goes with it. Bill claims to be in his early 50s and Dolly (who is well over 50) in her early 40s.
Must Love Dogs is so clueless that it imagines that Dolly's landing of a 15-year-old suitor and Sarah's assignation with a man who turns out to be her father are fresh comic ideas. That's how hopelessly cliche and out of date this vapid little movie that thinks it's so cute turns out to be.
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