Review of Dogtooth (2009) by Jake . — 13 Apr 2011

You know, I must admit that on a personal note, I get a certain amount of sadistic pleasure out of seeing overprotective, neurotic parenting played out on such a horrific, satirical way. Perhaps the most striking thing is that if the "children" were considerably younger, most people wouldn't have a problem with parents "protecting" their younglings from the evils of the world.

I've known families that are incredibly similiar to those portrayed here and it's just as unsettling. Even in the larger society, how many parents tell their children things like "a pussy is a very big lamp.

" The problem is that eventually children grow up, they become tomorrow's parents. No one is perfect, but once you've a child, you must become the very best person you can and even if that fails and you fuck up, you've got to let go.

Protection and dysfunction are tidy bedmates. The trick is to be able to see the difference.