Straw Dogs Film Brought A Killing Good Time With Skarsgard

Screen Gems delivered their new drama/thriller flick called “Straw Dogs” into theaters. I watched it, and I thought it was great and intense,delivering one hell of a killing spree. It stars: James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgard, Dominic Purcell, Laz Alonso, Willa Holland,and James Woods.
In the flick,married couple David and Amy Sumne revisit Amy’s small,wild hometown,so David can write a new movie script,and help sell off Amy’s old house. David also felt he could possibly get some inspiration there. However,his motivation would prove to be to save his damn life.
Everyone one seemed pleasant and civil at the outset,but as the movie progressed along,you could feel the tensions rise. It was one tiny thing after another as Amy’s old boyfriend Charlie and his raunchy crew worked on their home.
On many occasions they’d take off work early,play noisy music,and barge into the house without knocking or being invited. Finally, they took David on a hunting trip,to only leave him so they could go sexually assault his wife.
However, the last straw,so to speak,came towards the end when a wild incident transpired at their property,resulting in Charlie and the boys to try and kill off Amy and David so they could cover their murdering tracks. Unfortunately they discovered that killing them off wouldn’t be as easy a task as they originally thought,leading to a huge violent conclusion,ending with loads of blood being spilled. It was very suspenseful to see.
It was never boring,and kept me interested the whole entire time. Kate Bosworth offered some attractive scenes in it. True Blood star Alexander Skarsgard played an outstanding bad guy as usual. He played an even worse character than his Eric Northman vampire character on True Blood.
The buildup of the movie was good.They let it build slowly with one thing here and one thing there. Then they let all the rest of the drama unleash right at the end.It was really crazy how the conclusion went down too. I definitely got my money’s worth out of it.
Kate Bosworth has really come far since her 2002 Blue Crush surfer movie days. Although, I did like that movie. James Marsten did well,playing the preppy Hollywood husband type. This movie probably won’t win an Oscar,but it was totally entertaining,especially in the end. That bear trap killing was awesome. If you go see the movie,watch out for that bear trap. I totally recommend this as a good thriller flick. It gets a mighty B grade from me.