Aside from its largely unimaginative title (“Megan and Rex” would have been far better) and the questionable use of a single naughty word, “Megan Leavey” is a family friendly film which will cause everyone with a pulse to weep with both sorrow and joy. You’ll witness someone overcoming personal adversity all while in the company of a domesticated animal with more dedication, honor, and moral fiber than the majority of humans.
Two of the best movies of 2017 were low-budget character studies with female leads, which slightly hindered their respective audience appeal because of the inclusion of a vulgar word. As allowed by the MPAA, every PG-13 movie can use this particular word exactly once and as with “Gifted” (recently reviewed here); “Megan Leavey” does so without warrant, reason, or serving any useful purpose.
