Paper thin in every respect.

J'ai beaucoup aimé ce drame occidental on est souvent inquiets pour les personnages très bien interprétés par l'ensemble du castings on se doute de la fin dUn mais on est surpris quand ça arrive,les paysages sont magnifiques et les bagarres très réalistes

Narrated by Billy Crudup one of those actors whose name you may remember seeing in a list of performers but most would find difficulty in identifying. I think it would be safe to say he has a love/hate relationship with Hollywood--it's where you go to make the movies but you don't want to get drawn in too tight. After all he refused the lead in Titanic to play a movie few have probably seen. Ironic that at 6 1 Cole Hauser who plays Little Boy towers over his brother Big Boy. This movie turns the classic love triangle into a quadrangle as our two principals share an interest in another man's wife. Pete lusts after the unattainable while ignoring the woman who has always truly loved him. Is the baby whose name is to be Pete the child of his seed? Just asking.

I like this movie. It starts of slow but the acting from billy crudup and woody harelson are pitch perfect. Its tragic but well done. Only complaint the director could have found someone better than Patricia Arquette. She cute but bland.

(** 1/2): [img]http://images.chrc4work.com/images/user/icons/icon13.gif[/img] I liked the cast, but I became less interested with film as it went along. A near-miss.

A miss from the usually stellar Frears. Slow moving and dull. The uninspired acting from everybody but Woody doesn't help.

I am really surprised that film buffs don't rate this movie higher! This is a beautifully acted, directed and shot movie with a script that's a little slow in parts. It's a character study. It's an off-beat modern Western. It's got Patricia Arquette at her sluttiest best, before she ballooned up and Penelope Cruz as a sexy-cute Latina girlfriend. It's got Woody Harrelson and Billy Crudup doing a bang up job. I found it mesmerizing.

Good potential. Phenominal cast. The story was crappy. Patricia Arquette was just a floosy whore and Billy Crudups character was stupid. FLOP!!

This is one of the finest movies I have ever seen. It is the interactions of the characters with one another as well as their surroundings that bring this movie to life, making you feel a part of the feelings these people have. You CARE about them, and your heart breaks right along with theirs. Excellent casting, and beautiful cinematography. If you get a chance, watch this film. The only move that has moved me as much as this one is Brokeback Mountain, for all the same reasons.

A Beautiful girl drive boys crazy. Patricia Arquette looked attractive and took a better part, but I prefer Penelope Cruz!

Revu il y a peu, un film qui aurait merite plus d'attention. Une grande histoire americaine comme on les aime, avec Stetson!

well umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch...its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie,,,i think that both billy crudup n woody harrelson play good parts throughout this movie...i think that the director of this action/adventure/drama movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie...its an enjoyable movie 2 watch

Just happened to run across this one and found out it was worth trackin down and buying

Biggest drawback of this film: Patricia Arquette - she underplays to the extent we don't believe her character. Otherwise, not too bad a story. Woody Harrelson is good - as he almost always is.

great modern western very hard to find on dvd tho.

Western from the 2nd world war era. Woody Harrelson's best performance

A strong western themed movie from this era.

incredibly forgettable.

I kept wanting this film to become more complex, but Crudup's performance just tore it apart. Especially his voiceover...that being said Woody was great and is the biggest reason I gave it 3 stars.

Great story. Slighty flawed by Arquette and Cruz's performances. Harrelson is spot on. Believe me, I grew up in Texas ranch country. Englishman Frears oddly captures the mood of the time and place.