Review of Straw Dogs (1971) by Kim Newman for Empire — 31 Oct 2011
Lurie's remake doesn't bring a lot of fresh ideas to the table. The thick fug of moral ambiguity, so disconcerting in Peckinpah's film, is missing, replaced by certainties rife in modern horror. The result is a bit of yawn enlivened only by James Woods' delirious bad guy.
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This review of Straw Dogs (1971) was written by Kim Newman and published by Empire on 31 Oct 2011.
Straw Dogs has generally received positive reviews.
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