A few days ago, the film “The Power of the Dog” directed by Jane Campion and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, and Kodi Smit-McPhee premiered at the 78th Venice Film Festival and gained excellent reputation.
All the audience at the premiere of “The Power of the Dog” stood up and applauded for 4 minutes.
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The freshness of the rotten tomatoes is 100% (23 reviews are all fresh), and the MTC is as high as 90 points (13 reviews are all praise).
Many media have published their thoughts on “The Power of the Dog”, among which Benedict Cumberbatch’s acting skills have received surprisingly unanimous praise.
“The Power of the Dog” is adapted from Thomas Savage’s novel of the same name. The protagonist is a pair of Montana brothers, and Benny plays a cold, critical and gentle man.
His younger brother (Jesse Plemons) is elegant, clever, and cruel, and together they own the largest ranch in the Montana River Valley.
Excerpts from some media evaluations:
- TheWrap: Cumberbatch gave an extremely shocking performance, probably the best of his career as an actor, mixed with a kind of excessive bluffing, engulfed the heart of Phil (Cumberbatch’s role). When the suppressed truth about him broke out, an unbearable flame of resentment ignited.
- The Playlist: This is indeed a movie poem, wandering in its shadow, can better understand its profound meaning.
- “Time” Magazine: A movie that is high and far away, but it is still full of human feelings, beautiful and sharp as a grass.
- IONCINEMA.com: Ari Wegner’s photography is beautiful, the darkest narrative of Campion’s work.
- “Hollywood Reporter”: A highly skilled film, the rhythm is not swift and slow, step by step, playing the roar of sadness, solitude, pain, jealousy and resentment. Campion has 100% control over his own material, accurately, keenly, and deeply digging into the inner world of each character in the film.
“The Power of the Dog” will be released in North America on November 17.
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