“Deliver my soul from the sword,
my precious life from the power of the dog!”
– The Bible / English Standard Version
This is not a Western.
Yeah it’s got cowboy hats and horses and such …
but as I said in my preview, this appears to be more a
psychological drama than a Western.
I was right.
The Setting could be anywhere really.
And I understand what is being said …
and performances are great.
It’s a tough and lonely world when you’re isolated by your sexuality.
But I found this to be very uncomfortable movie to watch.
And I didn’t feel this Movie was adding anything to me.
And I am responsible for whatever I permit into my consciousness.
If I had been in a Theatre I would have walked out.
And it’s loooong ……… 2 and a half hours.
Whew …
I know this will get a lot of great reviews from Critics.
But … don’t say I didn’t tell you.
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Jcalberta, I really have to disagree with you on this one 🙂 I absolutely loved The Power of the Dog – for me, it comes off as a thought-provoking psychological western – though I would probably have to do a review on it since their is so much for me to comprehend here 🙂 Anyway, keep up the great work as always 🙂
You’re right. I’ve turned off an walked out on a lot of so-called ‘entertainment’ in the last while.
There seems to be some twisted ethic that ‘extreme’ is a notch up. It’s not.
Because of this, I’m thankful for Netflix – it’s saved me a lot of money, wasted time, and from
ingesting unpalatable stuff.
Thanks for the warning! We are really careful about what we watch. There so much ugly stuff happening, the last thing we need is entertainment that isn’t entertaining.