Straw Dogs
Screen Gems | Release Date: September 16, 2011
5.9
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MarcDoyleSep 23, 2011
I enjoyed the film - definitely surpassed my expectations. My main problem with the movie is the motivation of the SkarsgÃ¥rd character. Is he just crazy? What makes the guy tick? The set-up to the final confrontation shouldn'tI enjoyed the film - definitely surpassed my expectations. My main problem with the movie is the motivation of the SkarsgÃ¥rd character. Is he just crazy? What makes the guy tick? The set-up to the final confrontation shouldn't have been rooted in hiding the disabled guy. It gave the bad dudes a somewhat legitimate reason to get in the house. They should have laid siege on the place out of pure rage, revenge, or because some other unjustified reason.… Expand
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LightSep 19, 2011
I liked this film a lot more than the critics did. Not nearly in the class of the original with Dustin Hoffman, which is a classic, but still fairly entertaining. I thought the male lead was miscast, and lacked the goofy everyman quality ofI liked this film a lot more than the critics did. Not nearly in the class of the original with Dustin Hoffman, which is a classic, but still fairly entertaining. I thought the male lead was miscast, and lacked the goofy everyman quality of Hoffman, who played an average guy who has to show a real character arc. This chiseled actor could have played the hero or one of the bad guys, so the director/producers/execs (who knows who to blame nowadays?) seriously misunderstood the material. Still, a good 'B' movie. A good bad movie, as I like to say.… Expand
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AkkharJan 2, 2012
Straw Dogs did so much less then i what I expected . The Opening and Ending was good and the only time i felt like seeing a thriller movie . It wasn't hard to make it good . I mean A couple return to Early Home and Caught up with so crazyStraw Dogs did so much less then i what I expected . The Opening and Ending was good and the only time i felt like seeing a thriller movie . It wasn't hard to make it good . I mean A couple return to Early Home and Caught up with so crazy S*** all over the small town that's a good background but the script was too weak . James did good then i expected . But Kate and SkarsgÃ¥rd did not, I (really)like both of their acting but not in this one . The small little town was really nice and Rod Lurie could get more out of it but sadly he failed . I really expected a good Physio-thriller but sadly I'm really disappointed .… Expand
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TTW107Apr 21, 2012
I went into this with very low expectations and I must say I was pleasantly surprised. Seeing the first hour or so I didn't think it was going to turn into anything interesting at all. But the last half hour or so makes up for it all. I loveI went into this with very low expectations and I must say I was pleasantly surprised. Seeing the first hour or so I didn't think it was going to turn into anything interesting at all. But the last half hour or so makes up for it all. I love seeing the good people win in style. Style=Bear Trap.… Expand
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bartcbemFeb 4, 2020
Its a basically yet another weird frame by frame retelling of a classic. Not bad, not great either, but still kind of pointless.
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