Straw Dogs is a lame dog

Every person has a breaking point. It's just a matter of how or what pushes the person to the point of no return.

"Straw Dogs", the newest remake from Screen Gems, explores how far a man is willing to go when pushed hard enough.

This movie follows Hollywood native David Sumner (James Marsden) as he goes with his wife Amy (Kate Bosworth) back to her hometown of Blackwater, Mississippi to move into her old family home.

They hire some locals to help fix the house up, including Amy's ex-boyfriend Charlie (Alexander Skargard).

However, as time goes on, because of David's timid nature, they begin to disrespect him, to a point where their actions become dangerous.

Not only that; they begin to lust after Amy, openly wanting her in front of David. There is only so much a man can take.

This movie is a remake of a 1971 film of the same name starring Dustin Hoffman and directed by Sam Peckinpah.

Does this remake live up to its original? Not in the slightest. If anything it was underwhelming.

What made the original so good was how you got into David's head, felt his anger and rage built to the boiling point. While following the same plot patterns and events, which led to David's breaking point, the emotion wasn't there.

The audience didn't feel David's anger or his fear. It was a hollow kind of feeling.

True, some of the violent sequences were much slightly more graphic than in the original.

However, more graphic violence doesn't necessarily mean it adds more emotion. It felt over the top, more about shock than genuine emotion, making the movie come off as fake.

The acting was also sub par. True, everyone played their part in contributing to David's paranoia and tension, but it wasn't too convincing.

There was a disconnect between the actions and intentions of Charlie and his gang of locals.

Watching David ‘transform' was what made the movie interesting.

"Straw Dogs" is nt worth it at all; it's probably a better idea to just rent the original. It's a better way to spend your time and money.