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The Power of the Dog 2021

One of those films you have to watch at least twice as the final scenes change your perspective on the story and characters. I was expecting a sort of western thriller with homoerotic subtext, while it was in fact a David and Goliath kind of story where it's implied that even Goliath used to be a David. There is no big turn of events, but there are for sure many details that can only be noticed on a second viewing.

The plot moves along slowly, but the characters' ambiguities, as well as the beautiful photography and music, are enough to keep you engaged and slowly let you fall in love with the film's world. It's all very minimal and elegant, except maybe for the fall of Kirsten Dunst's character, which felt a little exaggerated.

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