Review of Straw Dogs (2011) by Mad M — 26 Dec 2011

I rarely dismiss a film for being dark, violent, or gritty... unless it has no redeeming qualities and the dark/violence/gritty parts serve no ulterior purpose...

This is one of those exceptions. It contained some shock scenes that served no purpose and brought the film down. It meandered when it shouldn't have. The last 15 minutes was good and it was well-acted, but that doesn't carry the movie.

Note: I have not seen the original film yet.