"Haunting and beautiful...vital and engaging...a journey you need to take" **** Total Film

"Ed Norton shines in this entrancing update of the cowboy genre to modern-day California; in turns romantic, thrilling and quite disturbing, the pairing of Ed Norton with Rachel Evan Wood is electric" Time Out

'' Full of attitude'' **** Company

''Rare class. Movies like these measure myth against reality, past against present, and find both wanting.'' Uncut

"This elegant, intelligent film is full of surprises. There are reminders of 1970s aces Taxi Driver and Badlands, as the sunny beginning shades into darkness. Great performances - especially from Norton, in his most impressive film since Fight Club." **** FHM

'' Extraordinary sense of tension and foreboding... a sharply written drama that really gets under your skin'' **** Hotdog Magazine

''Strikingly photographed and undeniably atmospheric, this is a film that benefits from a second viewing'' The Times

''Norton and Wood are wonderful together, creating moments of lazy, hazy heat, from their first fumble in the sea to an intimate ecstasy trip in the bath'' Evening Standard

''Fascinating, this unsettles brilliantly on many levels'' **** Metro

''Terrific... great performances by all involved'' **** The Sun

''Striking and thoughtful' The Telegraph

**** Financial Times