Overview
A domineering, magnetic rancher responds with mocking cruelty when his brother brings home a new wife and her son, until the unexpected comes to pass.
I am at least a little bit surprised that this film is being mentioned as a possible award winner. Don’t get me wrong – I mostly enjoyed the film. However, it just left a bit to be desired. I think my main complaint is that I really didn’t sense anything dramatic about the movie. Cumberbatch is excellent as the antagonist and Dunst is excellent as the boy’s mother (and Plemons is good at being…. well, Plemons). Towards the end of the movie the music kicks in to tell us that something dramatic is happening or about to happen. But it just felt…. odd…. because nothing dramatic was really happening on screen or in the story. It didn’t feel like the drama was earned. Anyway, extra points for an excellent ending.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews The Power of the Dog
Movie title: The Power of the Dog
Movie description: A domineering, magnetic rancher responds with mocking cruelty when his brother brings home a new wife and her son, until the unexpected comes to pass.
Date published: 2021-12-04
Director(s): Jane Campion
Actor(s): Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Thomasin McKenzie, Frances Conroy, Keith Carradine, Genevieve Lemon, Adam Beach, Peter Carroll, Sean Keenan, Ken Radley, George Mason, Ramontay McConnell, David Denis, Cohen Holloway, Max Mata, Josh Owen, Alistair Sewell, Eddie Campbell, Alice Englert, Jacque Drew, Yvette Parsons, Bryony Skillington, Aislinn Furlong, Daniel Cleary, Richard Falkner, Tatum Warren-Ngata, Yvette Reid, Alice May Connolly, Stephen Lovatt, Stephen Bain, Ella Hope-Higginson, Piimio Mei, Edith Poor, Vadim Ledogorov, Julie Forsyth, Alison Bruce, Karl Willetts, David T. Lim, Maeson Stone Skuggedal, Ian Harcourt
Genre: Drama, Western
My Review
I am at least a little bit surprised that this film is being mentioned as a possible award winner. Don’t get me wrong – I mostly enjoyed the film. However, it just left a bit to be desired. I think my main complaint is that I really didn’t sense anything dramatic about the movie. Cumberbatch is excellent as the antagonist and Dunst is excellent as the boy’s mother (and Plemons is good at being…. well, Plemons). Towards the end of the movie the music kicks in to tell us that something dramatic is happening or about to happen. But it just felt…. odd…. because nothing dramatic was really happening on screen or in the story. It didn’t feel like the drama was earned. Anyway, extra points for an excellent ending.
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My Review - 7/10
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