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. That Great Dane " Bing is his name " gives "The ...
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM on April 4, 2025