“Patrick” – A dog [MOVIE REVIEW]
Patrick in Mandi Fletcher’s film, “Patrick.” Photo courtesy of Screen Media. “Patrick,” a little Hallmark-style film that luckily stays just this side of treacly, would have been far more suited as a minor television movie than a feature. Writer/director Mandi Fletcher, known primarily as the director of the Absolutely Fabulous movie of 2016, has never met a trope she didn’t like. We meet Sarah Francis as she’s being dumped by the guy she just moved in with. A member of a very patronizing, unemotionally supportive family, at least to her, Sarah is viewed by them as a slacker without direction, some of which may be true. After all, her sister is married with kiddies and is a practicing attorney. Sarah, on the other hand, wants to be a teacher and will begin her new job soon, if she can figure out how to get there on time. Further complicating the picture is the recent death of her granny who has willed her her beloved pooch, Patrick. Not only does Sarah not care for dogs, but her lease forbids them; and she’s about to start a new job. Why granny thought Sarah should be the one to care for a dog, well, Sarah can’t fathom the answer, an answer that it is instantly clear to the…
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