THE POWER OF THE DOG is an adult drama about a mean, latent homosexual rancher who’s jealous of his brother’s wife, deliberately drives her to drink and pours salt into her wounds by befriending her tinhorn, slightly effeminate son. THE POWER OF THE DOG contains some foul language, violence, partly obscured explicit male nudity, and unnecessary meanness. Also, the young man’s mother comes across as a weak person, which doesn’t quite ring true. By the end, the movie suggests that homosexuality is the result of society’s repression and oppression of such behavior and relationships. Well-acted but slow, THE POWER OF THE DOG tells a disturbing, politically correct tale of jealousy, perversion and murder. Eventually, the situation leads to murder. So, Phil takes Peter under his wing to maintain his dominance in their relationship. However, when Peter finds out about Phil’s hidden homosexual desires, he no longer fears the man. Phil mercilessly teases Peter about his “sissy” ways and mocks Rose at every opportunity. Rose is a widow and has a son, Peter, who’s about to go to college to earn a medical degree.

THE POWER OF THE DOG is an adult drama set in 1925 Montana about a mean rancher named Phil, who’s jealous of his brother, George’s, new wife, Rose.

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