For all he picks on him, Phil develops an interest in Peter and makes it his job to teach him the tough ways of the rancher. Phil petulantly bullies both Rose, baselessly accusing her of being a gold-digger, and Peter, mocking him for behaviour he considers unmanly: making paper flowers and simply enjoying the company of his mother. She and her son, Peter ( X-Men ’s Kodi Smit-McPhee), move into the huge house George and Phil share. He gently romances, then marries, Rose (Kirsten Dunst), the owner of that restaurant. George does not share Phil’s commitment to solitude. Work is the only thing worthy of attention. The only thing he gives any care is the saddle of his late mentor, Bronco Henry, which he treats like a holy relic. Phil is a rough-hewn cowboy who bullies, brawls and never cracks a smile.
George has gentlemanly ambitions, dressing neatly and hobnobbing with big-city dignitaries. The ranch is owned by brothers Phil (Benedict Cumberbatch) and George (Jesse Plemons). In this tiny world, of one ranch, one restaurant and a whole lot of cows, outsized drama brews. The story takes place in 1920s Montana, in a miniscule town surrounded by dust and mountains. The Power Of The Dog is Campion at her finest. She makes films that draw you in with quiet mystery, steeping you in her world and its characters at her own pace, then devastatingly shatters it all when she’s ready. Not that Campion is one for fanfare, of course. It’s hard to imagine a better way to herald her return than this, one of the best – perhaps the best – films of her career. It’s been over a decade since Jane Campion’s last movie.
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