70
Demands full attention, if only for the pleasure of watching great actors mine Shepard's harsh, beautiful language for all it's worth.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
83
Portland Oregonian by Diana Abu-Jaber
Possesses the open-ended, continual off-kilterness of Shepard theater.
50
San Francisco Chronicle by Edward Guthmann
A confounding and unsatisfying film.
20
Tired, overcomplicated mix of macho bullshit.
50
New York Daily News by Jack Mathews
Star-packed fiasco.
25
Entertainment Weekly by Lisa Schwarzbaum
Stumbling adaptation of a Sam Shepard play about men, horses, chance, and lies.
30
Village Voice by Michael Atkinson
A decked-out mediocrity with a high-octane cast.
42
Seattle Post-Intelligencer by Paula Nechak
As has been the case with most of Shepard's plays, transfer to the movies spells doom.
40
Rolling Stone by Peter Travers
A promise unfulfilled.
50
USA Today by Staff [Not Credited]
It's an awkward jumble whose only value is as a forum for movie junkies to track the progress of half-a-dozen screen careers at once.