Straw Dogs

It's "Brave One" meets "Deliverance" in a remake of Sam Peckinpah's 1971 original which alien never saw. When Amy-cakes (Kate Bosworth) returns to Blackwater, Mississippi with her husband (James Marsden), trouble starts to brew between them and the local rednecks. James Woods and Alexander Sarsgard play their villainously roles expertly. The movie is marvelously crafted and acted, but is hard to watch due the graphic violence portrayed. This film is not for the squeamish, but if you like being terrorized by backwater bullies, you might enjoy this creepy cup of Southern hospitality.

Alien gives it 3 "bear trap" stars out of 4.