No Man's Land, Conor Allyn's earthy effort at a serious revisionist western, is a film of good intentions that goes awry when it attempts to unpack any of its ideas.

| Feb 7, 2024

It has some rough patches and it tries to cover too much ground. But the Allyn brothers tell their story with heart and conviction, and it’s hard not to appreciate their ambition.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 17, 2022

The film's powerful story and sense of place almost succeed in compensating for its drawbacks. And the insights into that troubled border country are welcome.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 8, 2021

Juan Pablo Ramirez's lush cinematography enriches the film on every level and Jake Allyn acquits himself well. If you don't mind the slow pace, it's a very watchable piece of work.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 3, 2021

As contemporary westerns go, this one is at least nice to look at, with the endless shots of landscapes at magic hour.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 25, 2021

No Man's Land is tone-deaf schlock that actually has more than a whiff of white supremacy and racist beliefs. The film's Mexican characters are written as expendable ... while the white characters are elevated as having more valuable lives.

| Feb 28, 2021

...has a few saving graces but doesn't quite come together as a cohesive unit.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Feb 21, 2021

The big themes of immigration, racism and eminent domain pop up, relevant and reflective but also cliche and manipulative.

| Feb 2, 2021

The Allyns have a lot working for them: A strong cast, a good sense of storytelling, and an eye for rugged landscapes.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 30, 2021

No Man's Land wanders too much into the desert and forgets to make it a story we want to care about.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jan 28, 2021

Clumsily made.

| Original Score: C+ | Jan 28, 2021

This earnest Western drama can't overcome characters who are thinly drawn (and not very smart) and the constantly shaking, headache-inducing camerawork.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jan 28, 2021

Frank Grillo, Andie MacDowell support Jake Allyn and his brother, director Conor Allyn, in a story focusing on the tragic ways that loss can bridge cultural and political divides in a way that conversations and even common sense sometimes cannot.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 27, 2021

[A] small, vibrant drama, even when it gets overloaded with some needless plot baggage.

| Jan 26, 2021

A well acted modern day western co-written by its leading man.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Jan 26, 2021

...any lingering doubts about No Man's Land trying too hard are erased...

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jan 23, 2021

[It] invites us to consider questions about forgiveness and accountability (fair enough) but a persistent haze of idealization undermines credibility and creates a feeling that most of what we're seeing has been pre-programmed...

| Jan 23, 2021

The rest of the movie plays out as you guess it might, but the quality of the acting is good enough to mostly make up for the script's lack of subtlety.

| Original Score: 85/100 | Jan 23, 2021

The filmmakers are obviously hoping that their story works to expose contemporary racial injustice, making it a timely update of well-worn Western themes. But the slowly paced "No Man's Land" doesn't quite live up to that promise.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jan 22, 2021

... nicely balances the perspectives of the two families without drawing clear-cut heroes and villains, but much of the authenticity becomes muddled by convoluted plotting and Western cliches.

| Jan 22, 2021