The Power Of The Dog - Netflix

Thanks for the recommendation Jane43. I skip read most of your post to the last few words. Only because I like to see a film without many preconceptions. After I've watched it I'll reply more fully.
Thanks again for the reminder.

I've been watching it - 20 minutes left to go. I think it's very good. Interesting that it was filmed in NZ - the landscape is stunning.

Fantastic film. Stay with it because the end is wondeful and you realise the point of the Title.

I read & loved the book last summer. Think it was written in ?1939. So of it’s time. I plan to watch it tonight. Himself would rather stick pins in his eyes.

Tried to like it but just couldn't. Gave up on it. Sorry. Just not for me. Depressing and boring. Self indulgent producer/director?

Director Jane Campion did Thomas Savages’ book proud. I watched it tonight. Thoroughly enjoyed it! Benedict Cumberbatch was pretty amazing as tortured Pete.

Finished it just before Strictly. Brilliant film. One thing Brits can do very well is show the rest of the world how to act. America produces film stars but the UK produces actors.

I agree Benedict Cumberbatch was amazing, he is such a versatile actor, sorry I got his name wrong in my original post.

I am generally not a fan of Westerns. And I am so often disappointed with films (recently, hated both The Green Knight and Fanny Lye Deliver’d). I can honestly say this is the best film I’ve seen for years. The ending was very clever and the acting superlative.

Honestly, watched it the other night and we all thought 'what on earth was that about' ???

Kali2 worth looking it up with Google to get clear what was going on - we felt a need to watch again as we missed vital clues

My dil's comment was 'well that was 2 hours I'll never get back again' ... I don't think I could even consider watching it again, and double that time 'lost'.

This is not an Action movie. It is about psychological warfare with your family in order to be top dog. Very deep themes you need to plug into to enjoy this film. Predict Cumberbatch for Oscar win.

Who said it was an 'action movie'?

Yet I might watch it again next week Kali2 I loved it all so much!
Good job we’re all different.

Just watched this film on Netflix. So many scenes filmed in poor lighting it was hard to see what was going on. Beautiful scenery, not surprising when I discovered it was filmed in NZ. Had to Google the ending for an explanation!

I might give it a go then. My husband watched it and said it was a load of old tripe.

oh I was going to watch this but accidentally watched the lost daughter instead. Will give it a go

I was put off by the description of 'animal dissection' - is it explicit? I can never unsee things once seen.

Got about 25 minutes in then gave up,not for me..

I thought it was boring and nearly turned it off a number of times but stuck with it and wished I hadn't.

I didn't like it
I tried to, but found it all a bit self indulgent and all a bit try hard.
And very slow.

I recently saw this and loved it. Unusually for me, I realised fairly early on what the denouement was likely to be. I thought the sense of menace was palpable. It received mixed reviews from others in my house, I will admit!

My memory might be misleading me as it’s more than 40 years since I saw it, but it reminded me a bit of Clint Eastwood’s film The Beguiled.

JaneJudge

oh I was going to watch this but accidentally watched the lost daughter instead. Will give it a go

I didn't think a lot of the Lost Daughter either! What did you make of it JaneJudge?