This fresh and interesting story about a tight-knit clan of Irish grifters in the rural South who make their living scamming is a ''con men on the road'' picture all the more welcome during a season of junky action thrillers...

| Original Score: B | Jul 6, 2010

Eastwood's longtime lenser Jack Green makes a decent feature debut with a well-acted comedy-adventure that in its good moments recalls such classics as The Sting and The Grifters.

Full Review | Original Score: B- | Jan 4, 2007

Though competently directed by Clint Eastwood's camerman Jack Green, matters unravel when the film ratchets up the tension and become entirely implausible at the close.

| Jun 24, 2006

Paxton has an Everyman quality that makes it possible to overlook his skill, but here he finds the right way to be true to his criminal career while still scamming: His heart is in the right place, even if his hand is in your pocket.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 6, 2005

Mark Wahlberg gives a fine, fine performance

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 10, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 29, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 14, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 4, 2004

Interesting slice-of-life about a deliberately little-known pocket of American culture.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 10, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 6, 2002

An engrossing human drama set among a subculture unknown to most Americans.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 15, 2002

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 3, 2002

Fascinating slice-of-life drama about a tightly knit clan of con men.

| Aug 26, 2002

Traveller offers a fun, escapist ride when it allows moviegoers the thrill of taking part in the clever trickery, but it's even better when it explores the intense loyalty and Irish-based customs of these masterful thieves.

| Jun 5, 2002

I was disappointed that it couldn't follow its genuinely good and original first half with a more interesting coda.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 28, 2002

This is a film about people who get by depending on antisocial skills and outlaw wit, and Green and writer Jim McGlynn clearly empathize with their independent spirit and lifestyle, even if they don't completely approve.

| Jan 22, 2002

The script is smart and sneaky -- by never telling the audience more than is necessary, it develops a keen sense of suspense that persists until the gritty final reel.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 1, 2000

Like Paper Moon, this mostly easygoing comedy-drama has its charms, despite promoting a dubious morality that finds amusement in ripped-off victims.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jan 1, 2000

Thanks to rich characterizations and a strong cast, this is one story of con men in which the "men" are more important than the "con."

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jan 1, 2000

For a movie about a highly unusual topic -- modern day Irish Gypsies in the South -- Traveller, disappointingly, never goes anywhere remotely unexpected.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jan 1, 2000