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      Straw Dogs

      R Released Sep 16, 2011 1 hr. 50 min. Drama Mystery & Thriller List
      42% 128 Reviews Tomatometer 34% 10,000+ Ratings Audience Score Married couple David (James Marsden) and Amy (Kate Bosworth) move to her hometown of Blackwater, Miss., after her father's death. They have a plan to renovate Amy's old home and prepare it for sale while David works on his latest screenplay. However, the sophisticated couple's arrival stirs resentment and suspicion among the locals, especially from Charlie (Alexander Skarsgård), Amy's former boyfriend. Tension continues to build, leading to an extremely violent confrontation. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Sep 19 Buy Now

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      This remake streamlines the plot but ultimately makes a fatal mistake: It celebrates violence.

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      Alec B An American set remake of the original could work but this ain't it. The provocative ambiguity is gone and, even more perplexing, this one seems to yearn for the violent finale as righteous retribution rather than the desperate bad vibes found in the same ending of Pekinpah's original. Also you're going to remake "Straw Dogs" 40 years later and pull your punches? Unacceptable. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/28/24 Full Review Steve D Better than the original. Still and exploitive and gross. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/14/23 Full Review Audience Member This is just a straw of fun mess in the kitchen sink... Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member The motivation is there but this film really does not execute well. The ending is brutal but does not make up for the rest of the movie. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Director Rod Lurie tries to channel and improve upon Peckinpah and fails spectacularly. He lacks both the fire and the subtlety of the iconic director, and remaking one of his films displays Lurie's ineptitude. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member The moment her cat is hanged, our protagonist , now married, Amy is a witness of betrayal from her former friends, especially, Charlie who seem to still covet her despite the teachings of bible. Her intelligent husband, David provides the required support that the couple are determined to fight instead of running from the situation. I appreciate the story, it ends on the perpetrators meeting their Karma, the couple who suffered rape , betrayal and violence emerge as the survivors. It is intense and passionate; if there are 20 horror movies worth watching during the 21st century so far, I would recommend it. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Keith Uhlich Time Out Rated: 1/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian It isn't badly made, but what's the point of rebooting Straw Dogs, if the only object is to repackage it, and make it marginally less offensive? Rated: 2/5 Nov 3, 2011 Full Review Robbie Collin Daily Telegraph (UK) Rod Lurie has adapted with intelligence... Rated: 3/5 Nov 3, 2011 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review A wholly unnecessary Hollywood treatment of Sam Peckinpah’s unsettling and controversial 1971 original. Rated: 2/4 Mar 8, 2023 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins It's a testament to the power of the story (Sam Peckinpah's adaptation of Gordon Williams' novel) that the 2011 remake is still entertaining despite its numerous shortcomings. Rated: 6/10 Nov 30, 2020 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com The film is really carried by Alexander Skarsgard's incredibly disturbing turn. Rated: 3.0/4.0 Sep 24, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Married couple David (James Marsden) and Amy (Kate Bosworth) move to her hometown of Blackwater, Miss., after her father's death. They have a plan to renovate Amy's old home and prepare it for sale while David works on his latest screenplay. However, the sophisticated couple's arrival stirs resentment and suspicion among the locals, especially from Charlie (Alexander Skarsgård), Amy's former boyfriend. Tension continues to build, leading to an extremely violent confrontation.
      Director
      Rod Lurie
      Executive Producer
      Beau Marks, Gilbert Dumontet
      Screenwriter
      Rod Lurie
      Distributor
      Sony Pictures Entertainment
      Production Co
      Battleplan Productions
      Rating
      R (Menace|A Sexual Attack|Pervasive Language|Some Sexual Content|Strong Brutal Violence)
      Genre
      Drama, Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Sep 16, 2011, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Feb 12, 2014
      Sound Mix
      SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS
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