Tobe is about 16, living with her dad and younger brother in LA's San Fernando Valley. She invites a gas station attendant named Harlan to come to the beach with her and her friends. He's from South Dakota, wears a cowboy hat, talks country, and has been a ranch hand. They have a great time, his simple expressions seem like wisdom, he's attentive and polite, and even though he's more than twice her age, she wants to spend time with him. When her father objects, she rebels. Ha... (Full plot summary below)
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Tobe is about 16, living with her dad and younger brother in LA's San Fernando Valley. She invites a gas station attendant named Harlan to come to the beach with her and her friends. He's from South Dakota, wears a cowboy hat, talks country, and has been a ranch hand. They have a great time, his simple expressions seem like wisdom, he's attentive and polite, and even though he's more than twice her age, she wants to spend time with him. When her father objects, she rebels. Harlan, meanwhile, thinks she's his soul mate, and he starts making plans to get her away from her father. Worlds are set to collide, but which ones?
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| Contra Costa TimesRandy MyersThrough these complex, strongly realized characters, Jacobson starkly reveals that the Old West has turned into an illusion for most of us, while remaining a delusion for a dwindling few. |
| San Diego Union-TribuneDavid ElliottDealing with the old Western myth in a suburbanized setting (tract houses chew up the land that Harlan lays claim to romantically), Jacobson has bitten off more than even a proven master could chew and swallow. |
| Newark Star-LedgerLisa RoseAlong the way, it devolves from revisionist romance into banal thriller. |
| South Florida Sun-SentinelPhoebe FlowersBoth a celebration of a time long past and an acknowledgement of the romanticized, whitewashed fantasies of that same past, especially when it's held up to the harsh light of today. |
| Ebert & RoeperRichard RoeperAll the problems in this film could have been solved really quickly if anybody had used a little bit of intelligence. |
| FilmStew.comBrett BuckalewFor all Jacobson's allusions to John Ford archetypes, Badlands and Taxi Driver, he has essentially made a spiritual cousin to The Purple Rose of Cairo. |
| ViewLondonMatthew TurnerIt's easy to see what attracted Ed Norton to the project, because Harlan is a terrific part and Norton plays him brilliantly. |
| Atlantic City WeeklyLori HoffmanIt spins out of control despite the best efforts of Norton. |
| CinematicalChristopher CampbellJacobson examines the life and death of the western and its incompatibility with the youth of today ... a fascinating, yet slightly off-balance, mix of tribute and scrutiny. |
| Detroit Free PressTerry LawsonEven if this drama from David Jacobson can't quite cover all the territory the director-writer is looking to survey, it still's one of the most original movies in a long time. |
