Wiener-Dog
Traveled by misadventure and the poor life choices by a handful of quirky owners, a benign Dachshund wanders middle America in search of treats and love all the while shining a small and brief spotlight on the human condition– but to what end? 
Written and Directed by Todd Solondz, this series of vignettes proves that life isn’t so much about the distance traveled but more so a sum of an individual’s experiences; in this case, one laughably sad situation parlayed into another in a bizarre schadenfreude demonstrated by a hearty ensemble which includes the likes of Danny DeVito, Gretta Gerwig, Julie Delpy, and Kieran Caulkin all of whom are equally unnerving and difficult to sit with, by design. Trouble is, Solondz has written some interesting sketches but fails to provide sufficient glue or string to tie and hold everything together; and, with humor that misses more than it hits in the hearty laugh department the end result is a film that feels disjointed and uneven in it’s pacing. More of a pass all together on this one, Wiener-Dog is rated R