October 31, 2007
A cerebral romance with wonderful performances from Ed Norton, Evan Rachel Wood, Rory Culkin, & David Morse.
Artel Kayaru, Bruce Dern, Christina Cabot
Harlan (Oscar nominee Edward Norton), a swaggering stranger who's convinced he's a cowboy, looks like a knight in shining armor to a rebellious teen named Tobe (Evan Rachel Wood), a girl who's growing...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 26, 2006
Stats: 1,309 reviews
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Flixster Reviews (1,309)
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October 29, 2009Down in The Valley What a great film...very layered and subtle. It is beautifully shot and the four main characters are original and yet painfully familiar in their alienation, anger, and despair. The Cowboy character played by Edward Norton (who is amazing) seems so simple at fi...( read more)
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October 1, 2009Destined to be a classic, this is my kind of film! Norton is brilliant in this modern day western. Highly Recommended!
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March 19, 2009It's all over the place. The filmmaking is unfocused and too in love with itself to care about the real story behind it all. The acting isn't all that convincing either.
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July 6, 2008I was dissapointed in this film. It was too extreme in some point to be realistic.
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October 22, 2009A great movie but REALLY stupid ending.A guy does all this crap to you & your family but you still want to spread his ashes?! If I had em theyd be flushed right down the toilet.WTFE!!!!
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October 11, 2009A primera vista parece simple pero tiene su lado oscuro. Muy buenas las actuaciones.
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October 11, 2009The first time I watched this it started skipping and I was going to give up cuz it was slow, the next day I got one that didnt skip and watched it while me wife was at work. Im very glad to have gave it another try, it turn out to be a great movie. The way nortons carector start...( read more)
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September 25, 2009Brilliant. My favourite Norton movie. Who ever said cowboys aint hot. Both great performances by Norton & Wood. 5stars +
Critic Reviews
June 1, 2006
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
May 19, 2006
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
In the end, it's really just a thriller, slower than most, with pockets of dead time but with a few extra flourishes, too, thanks to Norton. full review
May 19, 2006
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
A movie the actors and director take as far as they can until the story bogs down in questions too big to forgive. full review
May 9, 2006
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
The purity of Norton's madness is a wonder. full review
May 5, 2006
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
The last third of the picture drags along listlessly -- by the end, we feel dusty and worn out, a little too tired to see Harlan for the romantic, tragic figure that he is. full review
May 5, 2006
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Only a disastrous lurch by the script can make us stop caring, but that's what happens: Drama is replaced by melodrama. full review
April 27, 2006
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
... a wild thing that sticks with you long after it's over. full review
April 14, 2006
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
An entrancingly mournful film that reveals the detrimentally hamfisted influence of the Sundance Institute. full review
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April 26, 2007Just watched it..Was'nt as great as i'd been led to believe but was still very good, not sure about the ending tho..Evan's on top form as usual;D
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