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Movie Review: Drama 'The Friend' deftly tackles big issues of life, death and dogs

The Friend

Naomi Watts films a scene in "The Friend." 

There are three great performances in "The Friend," and only two of them are from humans.

Naomi Watts leads this sharp, buoyant drama about life, death and companionship. She plays Iris, the best friend and onetime lover of Walter (Bill Murray), a New York writer who takes his own life and leaves his Great Dane, Apollo, to be cared for by Iris.





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