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Down in the Valley

2005

David Jacobson

Edward Norton, Evan Rachel Wood, David Morse, Rory Culkin ...

5.8

1,501

Drama. Romance A darkly compelling drama set in the present-day San Fernando Valley that charts the course of a malevolent and charismatic stranger who insinuates himself into an already troubled family. Norton is this delusional man who believes he's a cowboy and the relationship that he starts with a rebellious young woman (Rachel Woods). His increasingly paranoid and dangerous behaviour forces them to fight for their lives and ultimately rediscover their love for one another. [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"A movie the actors and director take as far as they can until the story bogs down in questions too big to forgive. The first half is pitch-perfect (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Stephen Holden The New York Times	"Whether or not you like it, you have to admire [Jacobson's] courage in going for broke."	POS
United States	Scott Foundas Variety	"Result is imperfect and overlong, but hugely ambitious and often breathtaking (...) It should garner attention, however, for its gallery of outstanding performances"	NEU
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"'Down in the Valley' is a wild thing that sticks with you long after it’s over. You know, a real movie (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Ian Nathan Empire	"Never has the term 'American Independent' so obviously been code for 'wholly miserable experience' (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Digby Lewis BBC	"The leads give excellent performances (...) But the narrative begins to drift like tumbleweed in the second half and an implausible finale detracts from an otherwise fine homage to classic Westerns (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU

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