“Straw Dogs” – Kevin Brackett (Review St. Louis)

Posted by Kevin Brackett Sep 16, 2011 | Movie: Straw Dogs
Straw Dogs is director Rod Lurie’s (The Last Castle, Resurrecting the Champ) remake of the 1971 Sam Peckinpah film of the same name that starred Dustin Hoffman and Susan George. Although some may find the modern version lacking the coherence of the original, it is a well made thriller with great acting and plenty of tension. David Sumner (James Marsden) and his wife Amy (Kate Bosworth), a screenwriter and actress from Hollywood, return to Amy’s small hometown of Blackwater, Mississippi after her father’s death. While there, the goal is to get the roof damage to the barn repaired with FEMA funds and get the house ready to...

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