By the time the parties meet up for a chaotic showdown, amusement has all but disappeared, leaving the conclusion, no matter how resolute, mostly devoid of satisfaction.

| Original Score: 3/10 | Jan 2, 2022

2 Days in the Valley is a neatly folded piece of cinematic quirk.

| Original Score: B+ | Aug 7, 2021

The characters come together in surprising ways - by the end of the movie, each actor has played a scene with virtually everyone else.

| Aug 7, 2021

Around and around it goes, and only Herzfeld knows where it will stop. Fortunately, he's as astute a plotter as he is observer of the human condition.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 7, 2021

[An] interestingly quirky and occasionally steamy comedy thriller...

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 7, 2021

Flawed crime comedy pairs sex with violence.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 18, 2017

Writer-director John Herzfeld blends violence and top-heavy absurdism, creating a self-conscious muddle of indie-style hackery.

| Original Score: D- | Sep 7, 2011

A sharp, smart movie peppered with A-grade performances from its B-list cast.

| Apr 16, 2008

To the director's credit, the actors all seem responsive to his touch, giving performances that are lively and flavorsome, if not deep or unlike anything each of them has done before.

Full Review | Apr 16, 2008

Herzfeld has a tolerable eye for filling a 'Scope frame but a tin ear when it comes to creating dialogue; these are all characters we've met before, and most even seem bored with themselves.

| Apr 16, 2008

It's not that this is a bad, blackly comic slice-of-lowlife: It's just that you've just seen it all before.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 16, 2008

A quirky, multi-character collage that skillfully keeps you off balance, not knowing where it's headed.

Full Review | Original Score: 7/10 | Dec 8, 2007

One constant is its lovely cinematography. Another is its utter insignificance.

| Original Score: F | Jul 23, 2007

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Feb 25, 2007

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 8, 2006

Smoothly constructed, for such a busy piece of work, and Hatcher's ascent to stardom continues.

| Jun 24, 2006

When the highlight of your movie is a catfight between Teri Hatcher and Charlize Theron...well, it's not necessarily a bad thing, but it couldve been better

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 3, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Jun 12, 2005

Charlize Theron is super-sexy, and devilishy memorable

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

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 18, 2004