I was blissfully unaware of the original
Straw Dogs until the remake was released. I had heard a lot of great things about the original, which led me to believe the remake would be at the very least watchable. I was wrong.
Straw Dogs misses the mark pretty hard. This is a film that takes a whole lot of time to do absolutely nothing. The first 3/4 of the film is a redneck melodrama and the last 1/4 is a bloody massacre. Everything leading up to the finale is mostly just dead air and feeble attempts at character development. The film only gets worst as it enters the last act. The event that leads to the violent conclusion is extremely stupid. The only thing stupider than the event leading to the conclusion, is the conclusion itself. It's just so dumb and extreme that you can't even fathom how anyone could take it seriously. It's ironic that a film in where one of the main characters is a screenwriter has such a weak script. Really the only thing
Straw Dogs has going for it is a bunch of decent performances (with the exception of James Woods, who gives one of the worst stereotypical redneck performances ever.)
Straw Dogs is a dull, half-baked, extreme, redneck opus that was not even remotely enjoyable.
1.5/5 Stars
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