Review of The Power of the Dog (2021) by Nickthecritick — 04 Dec 2021
Easily the best Jane Campion's movie, easily my favourite western ever, easily a wonderful cinematic experience. What a beautifully odd, slow, dirty, character exploration, atypical western. Every shot here sia like a painting, the acting is terrific by all the members of the cast and Jane Campion's directing here is at his best.
McPhee is so good and Cumberbatch is great shape. The choice of the sound is perfect here as well as the cinematography, the score (Johnny Greenwood is easily the best musician in the world) and the editing too.
Every shot here is functional to the next, this is amovie that talks mpre with images and less with words. You have to pay attention to every shot in this movie because each of them just brings you to a crucial point of the movie since this movie is so visually potent.
I never went mad for Jane Campion but she surprised me this time. The atmosphere is so thrilling and suspenseful and this movie gets better vision after vision. The Power of the Dog is a masterpiece.
This review of The Power of the Dog (2021) was written by Nickthecritick on 04 Dec 2021.
The Power of the Dog has generally received positive reviews.
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