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	Eugene Levy: Best in Show - Movie
		This movie makes the classic mistake most writers make when they start out writing, by telling their audience the elements of their stories rather than showing them.
		Although, there is superb acting, this movie does not work as a "documentary." It would have been much improved if it had the stories, that were told by the characters themselves, played out instead.
		Dog shows are hilarious, and dog fanatics are some of the most bizarrely colorful people on the planet, but practically all of the film is devoted to mocking the millennia-old bond between humans and dogs while Christopher Guest totally overlooks the disturbing glee with which certain dog breeders play god.
	www.superiorpics.com /eugene_levy/movie/2000_best_in_show.html (576 words)

	Movie Review - Best in Show - www.ericdsnider.com - The Official Website of Eric D. Snider
		"Best in Show," Christopher Guest's documentary-style peek into the world of dog shows, is a worthy follow-up to the brilliant "Waiting for Guffman," but it lacks the deeper points that made the earlier film work so well.
		The "Best in Show" folks are funny, for the most part, but that's as far as it goes.
		The actual dog show in "Best in Show," in contrast, is not especially funny, except for Willard's commentary.
	www.ericdsnider.com /movies/best-in-show (1052 words)

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	Best In Show (2000) Movie Review - The Hollywood News
		Delivered in same mocumentary package as Guffman and Spianal Tap, Best in Show is a breezy, delight that chronicles a group of eccentric dog owners who take their pooches to a prestigious competition.
		As was the case with the hilarious and underrated Guffman, Best in Show is mostly improvised, giving the film a kind of spontaneity lacking in recent comedies.
		The cast is terrific, most notably Fred Willard as a dog show commentator, Catherine O'Hara and Eugene Levy as a likable married couple, and Guest himself, completely subtle in the role of a droll Texan with a bloodhound.
	www.thehollywoodnews.com /reviews/archive/2000/best-in-show.php (299 words)

	JoBlo reviews the movie "Best in Show"
		He literally steals the show as one of the commentators of the big dog show finale, and delivers some of the best lines that I've heard all year.
		In sum, "Best in Show" is not even good enough for TV, let alone one red cent more than the $5 dollars I paid to see it at the theatre.
		The 'Spinal Tap' for dog shows, Best In Show is a completely over the top send up, not only of dog enthusiasts but of life in middle America in general.
	www.joblo.com /bestinshow.htm (1818 words)

	Best in Show review
		Best in Show takes a long, funny look at those who take themselves way too seriously.
		The plot is fairly concrete: the movie follows the lives of 5 dogs and their owners as they proceed to the Mayflower Dog Show in Philadelphia.
		The dog show antics and tension are offset perfectly by Buck Laughlin (the hilarious Fred Willard), who makes moronic, inappropriate and always creepily lurid comments during the show while his partner, sophisticated dog show expert Trevor Beckwith (Jim Piddock), helplessly listens on.
	www.plume-noire.com /movies/reviews/bestinshow.html (564 words)

	Best in Show - Movie Commentary by Scott Ventura (FeedMyEgo.com)
		Best in Show is the latest entry in a proud lineage of improvised mockumentaries involving
		Best in Show happens to be about dogs, but almost any hobby could qualify for a movie this funny.
		Willard is at his free-thinking best here, playing the obnoxious television announcer selected to balance the dry commentary of an expert.
	feedmyego.com /movies/B/BestinShow2000.html (407 words)

	BEST IN SHOW
		Though similar in style and cleverness, BEST IN SHOW lacks the cohesiveness of plot and heart of Guffman.
		The pace and humor picks up a notch during the actual dog show due to the performance of Fred Willard, who is crude and hysterical as one of the event's announcers.
		BEST IN SHOW is a clever movie and a great way to pass the time, especially if you're a dog lover.
	crazy4cinema.com /Review/FilmsB/f_best_show.html (515 words)

	Best in Show (2000): Reviews
		Best in Show has an uproarious wild card in Fred Willard, who plays a hack commentator convinced that he's the most amusing fellow on television
		In terms of dramatic tension, Best in Show is more compelling than a lot of formulaic sports movies.
		Best in Show succeeds only insofar as you're willing to laugh at a bunch of sad freaks.
	www.metacritic.com /video/titles/bestinshow (986 words)

	Best in Show (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Best in Show (2000) is a mockumentary film following five entries in a prestigious conformation dog show.
		The film shows how much dog owners love their pets, and how carried away they can get.
		This film is number 38 on Bravo's "100 Funniest Movies".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Best_in_Show_(movie) (205 words)

	Best in Show (2000) - a Movie Review of The Phantom Tollbooth
		Best in Show director Christopher Guest (Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman) continues his obsession with mockumentaries by offering a send-up of dog shows and their contestants.
		And Parker Posey and Michael Hitchcock are downright irritating as an obsessed pair of yuppie lawyers.
		But the reason to see Best in Show (though you might want to wait for video) is Fred Willard and Jim Piddock as a pair of dog-show commentators with radically different sensibilities.
	www.tollbooth.org /2000/movies/bestinshow.html (246 words)

	Best in Show - Moviefone
		Synopsis: A comedy which skewers the dog show world and centers its action on the Mayflower Kennel Club Show, where neurotic owners bring their prized pets to...
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	Best In Show - Movie Review
		Up for skewering this time around is the dog show, as Best in Show takes the absolutely inane shenanigans of dog breeders and handlers, impaling their obsession with a caliber of wit unseen since This is Spinal Tap made rock gods look like buffoons.
		Best in Show owes its hilarity to its script, which gives us the simple premise of pet owners from around the country converging on the Mayflower Dog Show in Philadelphia (you know, where they make the cream cheese).
		What unfortunately drags Best in Show off its game is the fact that most of these actors have been around the block a time or two in this kind of material.
	www.contactmusic.com /new/film.nsf/reviews/bestinshow (547 words)

	Amazon.com: Best in Show: DVD: Carrie Aizley,Lewis Arquette,Bob Balaban,Jehshua Barnes,Jay Brazeau,Dany Canino,Jennifer ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Best in Show follows a clutch of dog owners as they prepare and preen their dogs to win a national competition.
		Dog shows are a great target for satirical skewering simply because you do not have to go too far to accomplish the task since the dogs we see posing and prancing are not like the dogs the rest of us know in the real world.
		The climax of the dog show is one of the subtlest jokes in "Best in Show," but if you think about America's affection for the underdog in sporting competitions, even those involving actual dogs, you will get the point.
	www.amazon.com /Best-Show-Carrie-Aizley/dp/B00005ALS0 (2446 words)

	Best in Show
		Prior to Best in Show, the best send-up of a dog show took place at the Westminster Dog Show, with Robert Smigel's Triumph the Insult Comic Dog's appearances on Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
		While Smigel's sketches were profane and sarcastic, Christopher Guest's Best in Show takes everything seriously, reveling in the basic ridiculousness of the entire matter.
		All three movies focus on the inherent inaneness of ordinary man. Stick them in front of a camera and let them speak, and they will inevitably say something stupid.
	www.haro-online.com /movies/best_in_show.html (514 words)

	Best In Show movie Review at The Z Review UK movie review
		Best in Show is a very amusing original comedy about dog shows.
		Best in Show is a great little movie that will have you laughing constantly.
		Best in Show is not a typical comedy, but this film will probably be the best comedy of the year.
	www.thezreview.co.uk /reviews/b/bestinshow.htm (757 words)

	Best in Show - Rotten Tomatoes
		Sure, Best in Show seemed to fly by too fast (it felt a lot shorter than 90 minutes), but maybe that's just because the pace is quick and lively.
		Best in Show is the kind of movie that has you forgetting that it is a movie.
		The jokes in Best in Show are somewhat one-
	www.rottentomatoes.com /m/best_in_show (902 words)

	Best In Show
		Sherri and Christy are certain their beautiful standard poodle will win Best in Show for the third consecutive year.
		First you must win in your group and then the competition is held among those seven with the winner being Best In Show.
		The "color commentator" at the show is Buck (Fred Willard), who has a running commentary on everything he observes.
	www.reelmoviecritic.com /2000/id619.htm (733 words)

	BEST IN SHOW. A Hollywood Jesus Movie Review
		The canine contestants and their owners are as wondrously diverse as the great country that has bred them.
		At the Mayflower Dog Show, everything is being organized with the utmost precision under the watchful eye of Mayflower Kennel Club President Dr. Theodore W. Millbank III (BOB BALABAN) and the show's chairman, Graham Chissolm (DON LAKE).
		He shows us that these people have value even though they are a bit on the nutty side.
	www.hollywoodjesus.com /best_in_show.htm (707 words)

	Best in Show DVD at Video Universe
		This one, BEST IN SHOW, is about purebred dog owners feverishly competing for their pets to be named Best in Show at the Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show.
		The entire show had to be created for the film, though, since none of the real dog shows would allow the crew to film.
		BEST IN SHOW was nominated for the following Golden Globe award: Best Motion Picture--Musical or Comedy.
	www.cduniverse.com /search/xx/movie/pid/1617135/a/Best+in+Show.htm (855 words)

	Best in Show (2000) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		When the advertising for Best in Show had the tagline "From the Team That Brought You Waiting for Guffman", a fair number of critics out there implied in their reviews that only people that are familiar with the film or its filmmakers and cast would have a good time seeing this film.
		The film begins with a mockumentary style, introducing the main competitors (not to mention screwballs) of the annual Mayflower "Best In Show" competition, where dogs of all breeds come to compete to see who is the top dog.
		I mean, in the comedy department, it is best in show.
	www.imdb.com /Title?0218839 (765 words)

	Best in Show - Movie Rental Review
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	Movie money lessons: Best in Show
		Our devotion, both emotional and financial, to our pets is chronicled in "Best in Show." Christopher Guest's mockumentary follows the proud and preening owners of a group of pooches vying for best in show at the Mayfair Kennel Club Dog Show.
		And we don't face the travel and competition costs associated with a show animal.
		And between laughs, "Best in Show" drives home the money message that if you're not careful, pampering your dog or cat could cost you much more than you expect.
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	Best In Show - Movie Review
		Michael McKean and John Michael Higgins are a gay hairdressing couple with a matching pair of overly coifed Shih Tzus.
		"Best of Show" never goes more than 60 seconds without at least one good chuckle, thanks in part to Fred Willard's obnoxious turn as a play-by-play announcer at the dog show.
		But the comedy lacks variety and after the same gags are recycled a few times, you may start to wonder if the movie's 90 minute run time might be a little generous.
	www.contactmusic.com /new/film.nsf/reviews/bestinshow_1 (424 words)

	BEST IN SHOW
		This time out, Guest uses the mockumentary form to sniff around the insular world of professional dog show competitions, and the result is a winner.
		Through faux cinema verite interviews, we get the inside scoop and the backstage poop on eight owners and their five top-notch pooches, all of whom have their eyes on the prize — "Best in Show" at Philadelphia's annual (and fictional) Mayflower Dog Show.
		The press notes indicate that the actors were given a script outline and encouraged to improvise many of their scenes and dialogue; happily, there are no losing performances — and that goes for the pups, too.
	www.filmnight.org /BestInShow.htm (198 words)

	Christopher Guest: Best in Show - Movie
		They could take a real hint from New Line which always releases their best films with pride and flair.
		As far as the movies go, they are amazing and packed with extras.
		Fans will argue all day about which of the three is the 'best', but it's certain that you will find something to love in each of them.
	www.superiorpics.com /christopher_guest/movie/2000_best_in_show.html (410 words)

	MMI Movie Review: Best In Show (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		If you’ve ever been to a dog or cat show in person, the idea of going behind the scenes may be the last thing you want to do.
		Like “Waiting For Guffman”, “Best In Show” reveals a slice of life that means everything to those who live there and nothing to those who don’t.
		Guest and co—writer Levy examine it with affection, sympathy & a pinch of harsh critical distance in “Best In Show”.
	www.shoestring.org /mmi_revs/best-in-show.html (378 words)

	The Movie Chicks - Review - Best In Show
		This is a "Dogumentary" that follows the canine quest for the highly coveted Blue Ribbon Award for Best of Show in the Mayflower Dog Show.
		We did a lot of quoting the "best" lines - they were so funny and memorable.
		This is a very entertaining movie that lives up to its tag line - Some pets deserve a little more respect than others.
	www.themoviechicks.com /oct2000/mcrbestinshow.html (313 words)

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