Short of Daniel Day Lewis, BC is the best male actor working today. No Brad, No Leonardo, no Jake, no one matches his intensity and effect. This slow to develop film subtly tells about a tough western rancher's repressed homosexuality masked by severe macho postering and cruelty, that contrast causing him serious social conflict and personal agony. Painful to see, but the frustration shown by Phil was so well done by BC that it was mesmerizing even as it was agonizing. See this deeply emotional film for its great acting, its OK/ good overall story line, but most of all for BC's brilliance. Jane Campion's direction was superb, as was the New Zealand countryside portraying Montana ranch lands of the 1920's.
Review of The Power of the Dog
