Patrick – ABC Film Challenge – Romance – P – Patrick – Movie Review
Director: Mandie Fletcher
Writer: Vanessa Davies, Paul de Vos, Mandie Fletcher (Screenplay)
Writer: Vanessa Davies (Story)
Cast
- Beattie Edmondson (Bridget Jones’s Baby)
- Ed Skrein (Deadpool)
- Jennifer Saunders (Minions)
- Emily Atack (Ibiza Undead)
- Bernard Cribbins (Frenzy)
Plot: Sarah is a young woman whose life is in a bit of a mess. The last thing she needs is someone else to look after. Yet, like it or not, her Grandmother has bequeathed her a very spoiled pug – Patrick. Surely she must have had her reasons?
Runtime: 1 Hour 34 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Patrick starts when recently dumped Sarah Francis (Edmondson) and learns her recently deceased grandmother leaf her prized dog Patrick in her will. However, Sarah has no plan to care for a dog and must adapt her life to fit the little fella in.
Sarah is starting a new job and can’t leave Patrick in her flat alone. She must find a way to have Patrick in her everyday life while dealing with the changes coming her way. However, she starts to see the positives of having a four-legged friend around.
Verdict on Patrick
Patrick is a romantic comedy following a young woman whose life gets turned upside down when she is left her grandmother’s dog. She is starting a new job and struggles to cope with caring for the new dog. However, this leads to her life changing in ways she never imagined.
This romantic comedy shows how introducing a dog into your life can turn it around in different ways. It follows the mischievous little pup as he makes her life difficult but the love between them grows. We get to see how the new unlikely friendship turns Sarah’s life around. The movie has a massive heart despite some of the more awkward comedy involved.
Final Thoughts – Patrick is a movie with a massive heart.