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September 16, 2011
At the Movies: 'Straw Dogs' remake tense and troubling
By CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP Movie Critic
AP Movie Critic
The setting has been moved from the British countryside to the swamps of Mississippi, and the lead actors got better looking, but Rod Lurie's “Straw Dogs” is essentially identical to the 1971 Sam Peckinpah thriller he's remaking.
Names, graphic details, bits of dialogue, even a parallel editing structure that unfolds during a pivotal moment — they're all here. And the themes and messages that were problematic in the original exist here, as well.
| STRAW DOGS |
 Director: Rod Lurie Cast: James Marsden, Alexander Skarsgard, James Woods and Kate Bosworth Rating: R Running time: 109 minutes |
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