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No Man's Land

2021

Conor Allyn

Jake Allyn, Frank Grillo, Esmeralda Pimentel, Andie MacDowell ...

5.0

23

Thriller. Adventure. Action A modern Western inspired by the real-life "no man's land" areas along the Texas-Mexico border. While out on a father-son border patrol, Jackson accidentally kills a Mexican immigrant boy. When Jackson's father tries taking the blame, Jackson flees south on horseback, becoming a gringo "illegal alien" in Mexico. Chased by Texas Rangers and Mexican federales, Jackson journeys across Mexico to seek forgiveness from the dead boy's father ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Stephen Farber The Hollywood Reporter	"[It] probably runs on a little too long considering the lack of complexity in the script, but it achieves moments of pathos that speak eloquently to our present mood of discord, tempered with a tentative hope of reconciliation."	POS
United States	Ed Gonzalez Slant	"[It] is more than overwhelmed by its good intentions—it’s crushed by them (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"	NEG
Canada	Josh Bell CBR	"The thriller isn’t thrilling, and whenever mortal danger pops up (...) there’s no suspense or excitement to it"	NEG
United States	Lisa Kennedy Variety	"'No Man’s Land' has a sturdy ensemble and moments of understated warmth, but what remains striking is how much narrative effort goes into teaching one character about empathy."	POS
United States	Jeannette Catsoulis The New York Times	"Strangled by good intentions and teachable-moment clichés (...) Relying on music to build a tension that’s missing from the script, the director (...) is unable to moderate his impulses"	NEG
United States	Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"[It] is filled with noble ideas about the value of listening to and learning from the 'other side' in the immigration crisis, but as it becomes increasingly heavy-handed, we feel as if we’re sitting in on a lecture (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Michael Ordoña Los Angeles Times	"'No Man’s Land' comes out of the blue to comment memorably on the immigration crisis by simply giving human life its due. It’s wise and empathetic and worth a watch."	POS
Canada	Mae Abdulbaki Screen Rant	"[It] is uninterested in exploring the Mexican characters’ stories, which transforms the film into an unbalanced drama that lacks nuance (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Christy Lemire rogerebert.com	"[It] is long and slow, and frustratingly filled with thinly drawn characters and on-the-nose dialogue (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Leslie Felperin The Guardian	"This is clearly a well-intentioned film (...) is as on the nose as a didactic punch to the face (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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