Beth (Diane Keaton) is a woman that is coming to terms with her empty nest.  Her kids are growing up, marrying and starting lives of their own.  Well, Grace (Elizabeth Moss) isn’t going anywhere, or so she insists.  So when Beth and Grace find an injured dog by the side of the freeway, it’s probably kismet.  Beth’s husband Joseph (Kevin Kline) isn’t happy about the new addition, but the dog — christened “Freeway” — soon becomes a part of the family.  So when Freeway is lost in the woods, family and friends all do their best to find him.  Poor puppeh!

When I read the summary for Darling Companion, I jumped at the chance to review it.  Then I saw that it was by Lawrence Kasdan, director of one of my favorite movies, The Big Chill, and screenwriter for my nerd addictions Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi, Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back, (part of what I like to think of as The Good Trilogy) and Raiders of the Lost Ark.  I tried not to get too excited for fear of building things up too much in my head.  I needn’t have worried; Darling Companion had me harkening back to my favorite feel-good films, like Baby Boom, In & Out, and yes, The Big Chill.

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