Dog eat dog is a weird little film. At times it makes you think you are watching a paul verhoeven film, which is a great thing in my book. Other times the scenes just feel rushed and bland. I didn't mind the film to be edgy. In my book it could have been a whole more edgy actually. That's the whole problem here. Dog eat dog does a lot of things but really impresses at none. For example the Bogart'esque scene would have been so much cooler if it would have been shot in black and white.
On the positive side, Dafoe totally steals the show. He portraits his character so natural that you could swear he is playing himself. No wonder all the cage fans are bitching.
Let's be fair, dog eat dog is better than expected but misses the target by miles being a genre classic since this film is nowhere near polished enough.
On the positive side, Dafoe totally steals the show. He portraits his character so natural that you could swear he is playing himself. No wonder all the cage fans are bitching.
Let's be fair, dog eat dog is better than expected but misses the target by miles being a genre classic since this film is nowhere near polished enough.