When his brother George brings home a new wife in Rose and her “half-wit” son Peter, Phil lashes out at the changes in his life. He invokes fear and wonder in all those around him. He’s angry and wound tighter than a screw. Like a solitary black cloud across the beautiful New Zealand skyline, the emotions are purple, bruised and ready to burst at any moment.Īt the center of this bubbling pot of emotion is charismatic rancher Phil Burbank. We don’t actually see this take place but the death of Bronco Henry weighs heavily over our characters. The movie opens off the back of a big funeral. ![]() ![]() The beauty with this film though, is that there’s more than one solution. And it’s up to you to piece them together in a way that makes sense. ![]() There’s no hand-holding here the themes are all scattered like puzzle pieces across the 2 hour run-time. Make sure your phone is in the other room, shut off all the lights and settle in for a surprisingly unnerving and mature movie. It’s certainly not for everyone, and you absolutely need to go into this with no distractions. The Power Of The Dog is a slow, quiet, thought provoking movie.
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