It's a dog's past life in "Dean Spanley," an immaculately cast, nicely handled and wafer-thin slice of Brit period-dress whimsy. It’s a dog’s past life in “Dean Spanley,” an immaculately cast, nicely ...

It's a dog's past life in "Dean Spanley," an immaculately cast, nicely handled and wafer-thin slice of Brit period-dress whimsy. It’s a dog’s past life in “Dean Spanley,” an immaculately cast, nicely ...

"Do you believe in transmigration?" A nomination for the Oddest Idea For A Movie 2008, the Edwardian-based Dean Spanley is also a shoe-in for the sweetest. After a lecture on reincarnation, Fisk Jr.