Review of Straw Dogs (1971) by Cle S — 20 May 2014
Director Sam Peckinpah has created here a suspense movie in which tension is truly ratcheted to breaking point, and then unleashed in a flurry of violence that is as shocking as it is effective. Hoffman is quiet excellent as a pacifist who moves to the peace and quiet of the English countryside, only to find his wife (Susan George) becomes the target for a gang of lusty village men.
That their latent marriage problems become increasingly visible as the threat of violence escalates is yet another masterful stroke going the film's way.
This review of Straw Dogs (1971) was written by Cle S on 20 May 2014.
Straw Dogs has generally received positive reviews.
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