Review of Lawn Dogs (1997) by Tibor B — 09 Jun 2011
Entertaining movie, with great casting and acting. I liked it precisely for the reason Ebert gave it only two stars for confusing symbolism. The symbols are dropped like breadcrumbs throughout the movie making it more interesting and keep the audience guessing till the end.
It's a cinematic fairy tale, with all the standard-issue fairy tale components - food, animals, death, a precocious little girl, and a smidgen of magic. The movie paints a grim picture of the loathsome upper-middle class, but in the end, as in many fairy tales - no one is completely innocent.
This review of Lawn Dogs (1997) was written by Tibor B on 09 Jun 2011.
Lawn Dogs has generally received very positive reviews.
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