ale_cya This movie should be the terror for parents. Edward norton really got into his role of a crazy cowboy

Armand search of life sense. masks. a strange love story. fiction as skin. ash of a Don Quijote.story of refuges, lies and small world. shadows of innocence and ladder of expectations. summer adventure and limits of images. a sunny gray film and impressive levels of acting. a film like a labyrinth. long, common, boring. at first sight. bitter tale of a looser. in essence, picture of a world. pieces of mirror in which fake cowboy is, in same measure, every character.a puzzle with too many parts.a trip in sensitivity of a universe without heroes. slice of deep America or only exercise of survive. ball of questions with unspoken answers. and ash of a meeting.

Lucien Lessard Harlan (Edward Norton) is a mysterious loner living in San Fernando Valley. Harlan is completely obsessed with the ways of being a real cowboy. Then he finds romance unexpectedly with a rebellious teenager named Tobe (Evan Rachel Wood). Which Tobe shares some of the the same passion and someways they are both lost souls for different reasons. Tobe's overprotected father (David Morse) feels there's something truly strange about Harlan's seemingly good hearted behavior. He doesn't want Harlan to be around his daughter or his shy often scared teen son (Rory Culkin). Harlan finds himself in the middle of a nervous breakdown and he's also running from the law... after he accidentally shot Tobe. He kidnap's Tobe's brother. Harlan makes him believe that his father shot his sister. Now Wade will do everything to find his son before the situation gets worse.Written and Directed by David Jacobson (Dahmer) made an genuine well-made drama with an excellent performance by Norton. This independent film has strong supporting performances by Wood, Morse and Culkin. It's well shot in Widescreen by Cinematographer:Enrique Chediak (28 Weeks Later, The Faculty, Turistas) and the music by Peter Salett is fine also. This movie wasn't widely seen in theaters. But it should find itself an cult audiences on DVD.DVD has an terrific anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1) transfer and an strong Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. DVD also includes Deleted Scenes, Filmmaker and Actor Q & A and the original theatrical trailer. I would have loved to hear an director's/actor's commentary but it is a shame, it doesn't have one. This might be forgotten in the independent world of cinema but it's a damn good movie. This should not be missed. Super 35. (**** 1/2 out of *****).

alice_imk2005 It bored me.A lot.No story,no climax,no anything.I think it's Norton's worst movie.I watched it with my friends,and,at the end,after approximately 2 hours of waiting for something interesting to happen,we looked at each other...and laughed.Why?Because this movie is not interesting at all.I could say it's idiotic and senseless.A lot of unfounded actions,a lot of exaggerated gestures.And the ending...just as disappointing as the rest of the film.It makes you wonder it the film even has a storyline.But it's not the actors' fault.It's the directors'.The actors are good,especially Edward Norton.He really does his job.And since he is my favorite actor,i'm going to give this...thing...6/10