Merv: Trailer, certificate and where to watch
Zooey Deschanel and Charlie Cox star in a festive romcom about cheering up a depressed dog
Year: 2025
Certificate: 12
Adorable and frequently very funny festive romcom about a newly separated couple and their dog. The female lead is Zooey Deschanel, a woman who knows the romcom genre inside out - she was the star of seven series of TV's New Girl - and Daredevil's Charlie Cox, who is better known for drama but has a face for comedy and does well here.
When their dog Merv becomes depressed after their break-up, Russ (Cox) takes him to a dog beach in Florida to lift his spirits - only for Anna (Deschanel) to wind up there too. Will they get back together, or move on with new romantic distractions that leave everyone (including Merv) in a better place?
No spoilers here, but while the humans are very good together - the supporting cast is full of nice comic performances, too - it's the understated Merv who's really the star of this film. You can see by the way they place him in the MGM logo instead of the lion at the start. (106 minutes)
