Straw Dogs (2011) (original) (raw)

David and Amy Sumner, a Hollywood screenwriter and his actress wife, return to her small hometown in the deep South to prepare the family home for sale after her father's death. Once there, tensions build in their marriage and old conflicts re-emerge with the locals, including Amy's ex-boyfriend Charlie, leading to a violent confrontation.

Director: Rod Lurie
Writers: Rod Lurie, David Zelag Goodman, Sam Peckinpah, Gordon Williams
Starring: James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsg�rd, James Woods, Dominic Purcell, Rhys Coiro
Producer: Marc Frydman

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Review by Brian Orndorf, September 15, 2011

4 / 10

The obvious question: Why remake a movie largely considered to be an aesthetically sound, culturally significant effort of raw filmmaking from 1971? Why attempt to rework what came so naturally to legendary director Sam Peckinpah? The feature that shocked the world is back in a slightly dopier form courtesy of helmer Rod Lurie, who doesn't bother reorganizing or deviating from the original material. Instead, he's lessened the impact of this violent saga, preferring to tell instead of show, straining to introduce a classic to a new generation of moviegoers better off renting the original. Despi ...read more...

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