
The New York Times
Mr. Peckinpah has made some good films (Ride the High Country) and a couple of great films (The Wild Bunch, The Ballad of Cable Hogue) -- which may be why Straw Dogs is a special disappointment.
Full reviewA hugely controversial film at the time of its release, this dark and gritty 1970s thriller stars Dustin Hoffman as a mild-mannered academic who discovers a shockingly violent side of himself when brutish village men assault him and his wife.
Mr. Peckinpah has made some good films (Ride the High Country) and a couple of great films (The Wild Bunch, The Ballad of Cable Hogue) -- which may be why Straw Dogs is a special disappointment.
Full reviewThe most offensive thing about the movie is its hypocrisy; it is totally committed to the pornography of violence, but lays on the moral outrage with a shovel.
Full reviewThe script... relies on shock and violence to tide it over weakness in development, shallow characterization and lack of motivation.
Full reviewOne of the most ambiguous, neurotic, and disturbing of all American films receives a revelatory new restoration, with supplements that ably grapple with its chaos.
Full review[T]hough doubtlessly reactionary, Straw Dogs has the heat of personal commitment and the authority of deep (if bitter) contemplation.
Full reviewWe aren’t aware of any way to watch Straw Dogs (1971) in Australia. If we’ve got that wrong, please contact us.
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