DramaWestern

The Power of the Dog

2021
★ 6.8 / 10
Charismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son, Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed t...
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Reviews
★★★★★
The Power of the Dog was interesting, however I couldn't decipher what it was trying to say. And while the acting from Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, and the rest of the cast is solid, the film seems a little pretentious. I also was distracted by some di...
★★★★★
Well written, excellently acted. You might think it's slow but it's not. The chapter effect gives one time to understand all the character development: the strengths, the fears, the idleness, the weaknesses. Phil and Peter had more in common than one thought.....
★★★★★
I just randomly watched this movie, not knowing anything about it at all, just that I like Benedict as an actor. It was slow and sort of unsettling and I had to ponder the movie for a while after it finished. Let me just say this, the devil is in the details w...
★★★★★
According to Google one of the meanings of subtle is "making use of clever and indirect methods to achieve something". My reading of this film is that the thing Jane Champion is trying to achieve is to show us the invisible. I think she is primarily trying t...
★★★★★
Very well made western, Greenwood's atmospheric soundtrack creates great tension to the scenes. Strong performances from Benedict Cumberbatch in a unconventional role and supporting cast impressive, Dunst, Plemons, particularly Kodi Smit-McPhee. Found the fil...
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The Power of the Dog Official Trailer
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