Review of Straw Dogs (1971) by Hugo S — 12 Mar 2008
STRAW DOG (1971).
Directed by Sam Peckinpah.
Starring Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, T.P. McKennaStraw Dogs is a forgotten gem and that is quite strange cause it has Dustin Hoffman and it was directed by the great Sam Peckinpah. That film was banned in the U.K. and that might explains why it is so overlooked.Straw Dogs is a character study and its main theme is violence and how human can go back to the natural instinct to defend themselves. This film has one disturbing rape scene in which the victim seems to enjoy it - one of the reason the film was banned - but we dont see anything cause that one scene was cut down to make it more acceptable. Basically its about a young couple who just moved into a new small town in rural England and they have to face harassment. At first they let things be, when when it becomes to extreme, the young man in the couple will react in an extreme way.Hoffman gives a great performance and Peckinpah sure knows how to make this film effective. Disturbing, schocking, very interesting, smart, extremely violent and deep.
This review of Straw Dogs (1971) was written by Hugo S on 12 Mar 2008.
Straw Dogs has generally received positive reviews.
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