Review of Straw Dogs (1971) by Michael O'sullivan for Washington Post — 15 Sep 2011
Does Lurie have an ax to grind? And how. Yet if, to some ears, its high-pitched whine nearly drowns out the underlying story at times, why did so many in that preview audience seem deaf to it? Maybe that's Lurie's real point: A culture that feeds on violence -- in real life and on film -- has also inured us to it.
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This review of Straw Dogs (1971) was written by Michael O'sullivan and published by Washington Post on 15 Sep 2011.
Straw Dogs has generally received positive reviews.
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