
Yes, Enzo does die, but they show him finally I think I even heard him sniffle at the end. Of “you’ll know it’s boring if I fall asleep,” scale, he stayed awake and alsoĬlaimed it was good.

Opinion, since she mostly slept on the couch next to me. I can’t say much about my cocker spaniel, Buffy’s Some of the movie reviews said it was too sappy. Yes, this movie is a tear-jerker and dog lovers will enjoy Most of this is told through Enzo’s point of view with himīeing the philosophizing all-knowing dog, who, of course, saves the day. Zoe and file a suit against Denny, claiming he assaulted Eve’s dad. Her parents feel that Denny cannot take care of eight-year-old

Instead, Eve develops a brain tumor andĮventually dies. Serious car crash, but that doesn’t happen, which is surprising since he takes Of course, we are all waiting for Denny to get into a Eve is very supportive of Denny’s racing since she understands his love of his profession and his dream of success. Everything goes fine for a few years except that Eve’s parents don’t like Denny racing since it is a high-risk profession. Eve becomes Denny’s wife and gives birth to his child (Zoe played by Ryan Kiera Armstrong). Racing, so the movie grabbed my interest.Įnzo wasn’t too sure about Eve at first but grows to like her especially since she is at home more than Denny, who is often away at races. At this point more dialogue occurs and there was less narration about But at about the halfway point, Denny meetsĮve (Amanda Seyfried) who claims she isn’t a dog person, but he falls for herĪnyway. There were some cute puppy scenes, I could pretty much look up now and Enzo is named after racing legend Enzo Ferrari. Golden retriever puppies and picks out Enzo (narrated by Kevin Costner). Maybe Juan Pablo would have been fine once I saw it on paper.The first half of the movie was about Denny (Milo Small changes like these are why you trust your wife’s better judgement. The name change was a great move because Enzo is very unique. Instead, the dog was named Enzo after Enzo Ferrari, the founder of the Italian automobile company Ferrari. He changed the name after his wife’s suggestion.

Originally, the name of the dog was going to be Juan Pablo after the Colombian race car driver Juan Pablo Montoya. Great ideas often come from unexpected sources and I am happy that Stein followed his heart and wrote a book after being inspired from those works. It was also inspired by a poem heard by Stein in 2004 of Billy Collins reading the poem The Revenant that was told from a dog’s point of view. The novel was inspired by movies such as the 1998 Mongolian documentary State of Dogs. If you are a lover of dogs, then this novel was written for you. Enzo is a phenomenal dog and you can tell how much Garth Stein appreciates dogs. This is one of the few novels that made my eyes teary. The Art of Racing in the Rain Movie trailer
