Movie review - "Best in Show" (1999) ***1/2

Not as good as Spinal Tap but better than Waiting for Guffman mainly because the subject lends itself better to a film - it's the old sports movie, the difference being that the sport is a dog show, which provides rich ground for satire. Chris Guest's part isn't as big as you think its going to be, which is selfless of him (its because he doesn't have a human partner whereas the others do). The cast is in excellent form and the finale genuinely exciting. For all the top quality of impro the funniest bits must surely have been scripted eg the magazine for the lesbian dog owner, and the McMillan and Wife reference.