Kidskycom It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.

Forumrxes Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.

Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Bergorks If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

Martin Bradley Of course, performance artist Laurie Anderson's film "Heart of a Dog" isn't really about a dog or dogs in general, at least that's not solely what it's about. Anderson narrates the picture, (and hers is the only voice we hear), which is a post 9/11 essay on New York, on America, on language and on loss, all of which is par for the course for Anderson who lulls you into a sense of false security with what, superficially, is the story of her beloved rat terrier, Lolabelle.Even the slightest knowledge of Anderson's work will tell you what you're letting yourself in for, so this isn't a conventional 'film' as such but something akin to performance art on film. Indeed seeing this in a cinema almost defeats the purpose; best to see this in a gallery, sunk deep in an armchair, sipping on something cool and try to forget about 9/11 and Anderson's paranoia and fears and keep telling yourself...it's all about a dog.

petrelet Well, I am pretty sure that Laurie Anderson created the movie she intended to.That may sound like faint praise, but if you appreciate Anderson's work (as I do) it will make you want to see it. I will let you know up front, though, that despite the blurb not a very high percentage of the movie is really about her dog, so if you are looking for a dog movie per se this isn't really it.It will not surprise anyone who knows Anderson's musical work that this work can't really be described as some kind of narrative or clearly spelled out philosophical message. It is more like a collage, if you will, including some stories or descriptive language about the dog, about episodes in Anderson's life, about deaths and instances of the danger of death, about New York after 9/11, about Tibetan Buddhism and its view of death. This all sounds rather grim, but it isn't. After death (in the Tibetan Buddhist view) there is a 49-day period or process called the "bardo" in which the soul prepares to enter a new form. It seems to involve a reprocessing and re-recognition of experiences somehow, and in fact the movie itself may be sort of a picture of the bardo. The collage is displayed on a background of images and sounds including Anderson's own creative work.I really don't think I can say much else that would enable you to better predict whether you would like the film or not. I didn't watch it and have epiphanies and come away feeling that I understood my place in the universe much better, but I don't feel as if I wasted my time; Anderson is a brilliant and interesting person, and spending an hour and a half with her thoughts is well worth it - to me anyway.

jessytelly I dvr'd this based on HBO's description, "Laurie Anderson reflects on the passing of her mother, her husband (Lou Reed) and her dog" What I saw was one minute of reflection about her mother in the beginning and one minute at the end. There was absolutely ZERO reflection about Lou unless you want to count the one grainy picture of him during the movie, or the picture of him and the song of his during the end credits. The dog was well represented and saw significant screen time in the film and was obviously more loved than the mother or husband.Ms Anderson even stated that she did not love her mother during the film.I was very interested to hear her feelings on her husbands passing and got absolutely nothing. She really should have just made the movie entirely about the dog.

thepartydjz Acclaimed Media Artist Laurie Anderson has created another extremely imaginative and intriguing film that will leave viewers spellbound. Her style of storytelling is so unique and at times disturbing that you will wonder if what you'd just seen is real or a product of a mind that has recently passed beyond mortality.The wife of music legend Lou Reed uses many literary passages, music and images to tell the story of the life and passing of her dog Lolabelle. But it's much more than that. She infuses her own life stories and experiences to create this moving piece of artistic cinema.You will laugh, possibly cry, and think. You will wonder, imagine and think. You may find yourself scared and freed from reality simultaneously but most of all you will think.If you are a fan of Batman or Spiderman films, pass on this one. If you are a thinking free spirit relax and enjoy.