REVIEW: Last Minutes with ODEN [2009]

“Love’s ultimate meaning” There isn’t really much to say about Eliot Rausch’s depiction of Jason Wood’s final moments with his cancer-stricken dog ODEN. Spanning a short six minutes, the tale shares an emotional voiceover about the owner’s eventual acceptance to end his friend and companion’s suffering. Limping on only three legs, but still as loyal as ever to Wood and his friends, ODEN’s time had come; his job of serving unconditionally was completed. The film may be emotional and unforgiving in its depiction of the grief death inflicts, even if…

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