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Movie Overview
Cast
Edward Norton
Evan Rachel Wood
Bruce Dern
Director
David Jacobson
MPAA Rating
R - for violence, sexual content, language and drug use.
Down in the Valley (2006)
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OFCS Rating: 50% Rotten
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3.5/5
"The values of past and present collide in this beautifully shot, finely acted reexamination of the American Dream."
Channel 4 Film
Anton Bitel
"Look out: here comes another revisionist Western."
PopMatters
Cynthia Fuchs
C
"The more you know about it the less likable it becomes."
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
B
"A sober and often chilling examination of the conflict between the Old West and the New West."
EricDSnider.com
Eric D. Snider
2/4
"Foregoes the mythos and passion resulting in a methodically paced, muddled examination of yet another potential burgeoning psycho on Jacobson's resume of anti-heroes."
eFilmCritic.com
Erik Childress
3/5
"An original and utterly unconventional tragedy of fantasy and reality."
Film Threat
Felix Vasquez Jr.
C
"An interesting misfire that unfortunately flames out well before the inevitable final shoot-out."
One Guy's Opinion
Frank Swietek
2/5
"Starts out as an engaging character drama but surrenders to gunplay."
Spirituality and Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
2/4
"Misfires like a seized-up six-shooter."
Palo Alto Weekly
Jeanne Aufmuth
6/10
"The movie does not waste the performances, but the screenplay could have served them better."
DVDTown.com
John J. Puccio
3.5/5
"Captures the flavor of a contemporary indie -- courtesy of an innovative auteur and one of our greatest male performers."
Film Threat
Matthew Sorrento
2.5/4
"An entrancingly mournful film that reveals the detrimentally hamfisted influence of the Sundance Institute."
Slant Magazine
Nick Schager
3/5
"While it does feel somewhat stretched and overwrought, this is also a powerfully well-told story."
Shadows on the Wall
Rich Cline
B
"A cautionary tale about the dangers of casual sex, or even casual friendships with strangers."
Laramie Movie Scope
Robert Roten
C+
"The film is... shifted from the troubled relationship of the frayed family [to the] private psychodrama... of Norton's troubled character."
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker
2/4
"Opts for an easy explanation over a complicated one that could have produced authentic suspense."
Charlotte Weekly
Sean O'Connell
"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."
Salon.com
Stephanie Zacharek
1/4
"Nerve-less."
Film Freak Central
Walter Chaw
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