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Review of by Dylan D — 09 Sep 2013

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Straw Dogs isn't an all-time great movie or the definitive remake or re-imaging, but it's a solid, all-around performer that frazzles the audience's nerves, challenges the audience's minds, and captures the audience's attention and imagination and never lets go.

It sports good character development and strongly defined arcs; fine performances; quality cinematography; steady direction; hard-hitting action; and a palpable, thick atmosphere that's made of equal parts uneasy tension and outright fear.

The movie is no doubt challenging to watch for its stretches of violence and dark themes, but this is a quality picture, despite, even, its clichéd conflict between small town folk and big city transplants.

This review of Straw Dogs (2011) was written by on 09 Sep 2013.

Straw Dogs has generally received mixed reviews.

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