Dogs have had a real monopoly when it comes to narrating their own treacly tales of human-animal bonding – Kevin Costner voiced one in The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019), as did Josh Gad in A Dog’s Purpose (2017). No more! Now is the time for the humble octopus . And Netflix ’s Remarkably Bright Creatures proves they can be just as quaint and sentimental as their four-legged competitors. The film is adapted by director Olivia Newman, alongside writer John Whittington, from Shelby Van Pelt’s stealth 2022 bestseller of the same name. It sold 1.4 million copies largely on the word-of-mouth promise that it was a reliable comfort read – with a little help from the popularity of the Oscar-winning documentary My Octopus Teacher (2020). Remarkably Bright Creatures , then, takes no risks, cranking up Dickon Hinchliffe’s score like CPR for its own sense of whimsy.…