Review of Straw Dogs (2011) by Jeff S — 13 Aug 2012

Just plain stupid and annoying especially Kate Bosworth's character. The ending is hilarious and it shouldn't be.

This review of Straw Dogs (2011) was written by Jeff S on 13 Aug 2012.

Straw Dogs has generally received mixed reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Straw Dogs

Review of Straw Dogs (2011)

By Brian S (2,291) on 03 Jan 2019

What made the original so good and so memorable was its controversial depictions of violence and rape…

Read Review

Review of Straw Dogs (2011)

By Anthony M (1,059) on 01 Aug 2013

Watchable enough but as with 99% of the Hollywood remake obsession it's ultimately all a bit pointless isn't it…

Read Review

Review of Straw Dogs (2011)

By Filmanwalt (40) on 17 Jan 2021

Girlfriend fell asleep and I was still in the mood for a movie, zapped a little on Sky and ran Straw Dogs…

Read Review

Review of Straw Dogs (2011)

By Spookie M (418) on 12 Apr 2014

Another unnecessary remake with pretty flat acting (I like James Marsden but let's face it he's no Dustin Hoffman)…

Read Review

Review of Straw Dogs (2011)

By Jennifer W (491) on 20 Mar 2013

Unfortunately for us women you can't run around in no bra and skimpy shorts and not expect some stupid guy to do something stupid…

Read Review

Review of Straw Dogs (2011)

By Dean M (1,337) on 04 Mar 2013

Now I haven't seen the original to compare this remake to and I know a lot of people think this is worse but I actually thought it was good…

Read Review

Review of Straw Dogs (2011)

By Gabriel C (666) on 29 May 2013

The movie was alright as a whole, but the last 20 minutes are worth watching…

Read Review

Review of Straw Dogs (2011)

By Joshua C (923) on 28 Jul 2016

As the film slowly builds towards the inevitable climax you would be forgiven for thinking you were enjoying this film…

Read Review

Review of Straw Dogs (2011)

By Stephen E (810) on 14 Jun 2013

I have yet to see the original Straw Dogs, but this remake does hold up quite well, even if it is ultimately forgettable…

Read Review

Review of Straw Dogs (2011)

By Grady H (224) on 28 Jan 2014

It's a slow mostly boring movie, that has a decent ending that kind of saves this from being a total waste of a film…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of A Time to Kill (1996)

By Anthony Puccinelli (5) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 15 Oct 2007

Like many artists today, Grisham and Schumacher exploit racial tension without understanding it…

Read Review

Review of Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

By Lenny M (222) on 16 Jan 2010

Ok alot of people like this movie , I don't get it ,, I saw the movie and I think it sucks really ha ha…

Read Review

Review of Nowhere (1997)

By Shane M (526) on 01 Jan 2004

This movie is like a bad acid trip....scene after scene of vile, disgusting images with no redeeming qualities whatsoever…

Read Review

Review of Secret Window (2004)

By Martin Scribbs (122) for Mixed Reviews (171) on 05 Aug 2004

Another lousy movie adapted from Stephen King's writing; another slander against the mentally ill; another energetic Depp performance in a…

Read Review

Review of The Rules of Attraction (2002)

By Disco_Stew (1) on 13 Oct 2005

Rules Of Attraction is by far the worst movie I have ever seen in my entire life, I am still recovering from it…

Read Review

Review of Ocean's Eleven (2001)

By Brandon L (411) on 21 Dec 2017

Seemed like some big actors were out of work for a couple of weeks, so they just gave them something to do for a while by rehashing an old…

Read Review

Review of Population 436 (2006)

By James S (2,117) on 14 Nov 2014

WOW.....WOW.....WOW....JUST SO SO SO SO SO BAD......MAN I HAVE JUST SEEN THIS MOVIE 4 THE 1ST TIME N THINK THAT THIS IS SUCH A DREADFUL MOVIE…

Read Review

Review of Fahrenheit 451 (1966)

By Alexander N (134) on 03 Jun 2014

It had its moments, but far too few of them. Overall, very dated, very slow, and very boring. Most of all, boring. Having trouble sleeping…

Read Review

Review of Cape Fear (1991)

By Stephen S (1,614) on 19 Jun 2016

I have no idea why people like this film so much…

Read Review

Review of Lemming (2005)

By Rosemary L (18) on 01 Feb 2009

This story looked really interesting and intriguing but ended up going nowhere...not recommended…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Avengers: Endgame

2019

86%432 Reviews

Inside Out

2015

86%1,276 Reviews

Fifty Shades of Grey

2015

43%1,173 Reviews

A Simple Favor

2018

69%617 Reviews

Oppenheimer

2023

85%310 Reviews

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2022

78%291 Reviews

Terrifier 2

2022

64%48 Reviews

The Invitation

2022

47%33 Reviews

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

2014

79%1,167 Reviews

The Judge

2014

67%866 Reviews