Review of Straw Dogs (1971) by Jonathan G — 09 Mar 2014

Home Alone.... for grown ups? Well, that was almost no fun at all... but still superb. I found the film compelling but really hard to watch. Hoffman is really terrific as always, and it made me hope that he makes some more films worthy of him soon.

Susan George was irresistible, but that rape scene was deeply disturbing. I'm not sure if Peckinpah likes people or not, as almost no one is likable. For some reason I thought Straw Dogs was a western, probably because Peckinpah was the director.

.. but in effect, it was. A great cast, but Warner was a little wasted, and it took me a moment to realise the Vicar was the writer of Chariots of Fire. A great film but I think I need to watch Happy Feet or something to cleanse myself.