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STRAW DOGS (2011)

Director:

  Rod Lurie
  

Year Released:

  2011

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

4.5 out of 5

4 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Kate Bosworth
  James Marsden
  Dominic Purcell
  Alexander Skarsgård
  James Woods
Movie Haiku:Superior remake adds much needed context to Sam Peckinpah''s 1971 "classic" about a intellectual who finds his inner man once he leaves the big city & seeks "simplicity" in his wife''s rural roots. Lurie (already known for his political dramas) is screaming out a wake-up call to his Liberal cohort, but are we listening???

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  No

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2011