Benedict Cumberbatch & Kodi Smit-McPhee Earn Rave Reviews For 'The Power of the Dog' During Toronto Film Festival
Benedict Cumberbatch and Kodi Smit-McPhee step out in sharp suits for the premiere of their new movie, The Power of the Dog, during the 2021 Toronto Film Festival in Canada on Friday (September 10).
The two actors met up with producer Roger Frappier on the red carpet before speaking to reporters about the movie.
After the screening, several members of the press praised the film, and highlighted both Kodi and Benedict‘s performances in the flick.
Critic Sean Donovan wrote, “The cast of POWER OF THE DOG is universally brilliant, but best in show is Kodi Smit-McPhee. Heart breakingly vulnerable, a queer sissy lost in straight macho hell, but fascinatingly steely. Takes real risks with clinical detachment and quiet horniness- Peter is a trip #TIFF21.”
Meanwhile, Jordan Ruimy said that both performances were Oscar-worthy.
POWER OF THE DOG: Brooding, mesmerizing & masterful. Not only is it Campion’s best since The Piano but it might be the best movie I have seen all year. Kodi Smit-McPhee stuns. The peak of Cumberbatch’s career. Dunst is Oscar-worthy. A movie of the moment if there ever was one.
— Jordan Ruimy (@mrRuimy) September 10, 2021
FYI: Benedict wore a Dolce & Gabbana suit. Kodi wore a Celine suit.
30+ pictures inside of Benedict Cumberbatch and Kodi Smit-McPhee at the TIFF premiere of The Power of the Dog…