Product Description

Harlan is a charismatic cowboy whose chance encounter with an innocent & pure girl tobe grows into a passionate romance. Blinded by the intensity of his first love harlan is unable to cope & begins to push the boundaries & comes crashing down in a torrent of violence proving hes not who he appeared. Studio: Image Entertainment Release Date: 10/23/2007 Starring: Edward Norton Rory Culkin Run time: 114 minutes Rating: R

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14904 in DVD
• Brand: Image Entertainment
• Released on: 2006-09-26
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Aspect ratio: 1.77:1
• Formats: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .20 pounds
• Running time: 114 minutes

Amazon.com
Down in the Valley falls short of the greatness it's striving for, but it's a fascinating film that's easily recommended. Serving as both star and co-producer, Edward Norton seized upon writer-director David Jacobsen's neo-western screenplay as an opportunity to play the kind of daring and challenging role that Hollywood rarely offers. Norton's considerable talent is fully engaged as he portrays Harlan Carruthers, a cowboy anachronism in California's San Fernando Valley, where his Stetson hat, old-fashioned manners, and wild-west romanticism provide an escape from his dreary life of dead-end jobs and fleabag motels. We can't tell if he's really a former ranch-hand from South Dakota or a delusional psychopath, and that turns Down in the Valley into a suburban variation of Taxi Driver, with the threat of danger increasing as Harlan is befriended by Tobe (Evan Rachel Wood), a bored teenager who seduces Harlan for the sake of romantic adventure. Tension and suspense escalate even further as Harlan tangles with Tobe's suspicious and belligerently protective father (David Morse) and lonely 13-year-old brother (Rory Culkin), but Jacobsen's intriguing film grows problematic when it veers into mythic western territory. Struggling for present-day resonance with themes of rugged individualism and frontier manhood in an era when those qualities are virtually extinct, Down in the Valley reaches a climax that feels forced and unconvincing, but fine performances (especially by Norton) and Jacobsen's bold, risk-taking direction make this a film worth seeing.--Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews

I'm gonna give it 5 for David Morse
Down in the Valley is a classic tale about just how lost we can get in life. Edward Norton plays a confused young man (Harlan) who has found his place in life to be a time that has past. There are some really cool scenes with him and his "6 Shooters". He does some cool trick draws. Evan Rachel Wood (Toby) is quietly hot and Rory Culkin (Lonnie) is...Rory Culkin...always good, although better in Signs (2002, M.N. Shyamalan).

David Morse however plays an awsome character in this film. In my opinion his best since Brutal in The Green Mile. A concerned father, with a rebelious teenage daughter (E.R. Wood) and a timid son (R.Culkin), Morse's character Wade has to fend off Harlan's advances. Like any not so mature person would, Harlan continues on his quest of being an Urban Cowboy and running off with Toby...A surprise twist and action packed ending make this movie, for the cast it had, a 5 for sure.

What movie was the reviewer watching?
Because it certainly wasen't this stinker. Before, everyone jumps down my throat, let me say that I think Ed Norton is one of the best actors in the world today, his range is nothing short of amazing. And, he and all the actors in this movie were fine, it was just sooooooooooo slowwwwwwww. I got to the part when they were in the bathtub and I couldn't take no more. I guess, to me, it didn't seem to have a point. We know the father is going to forbid the daughter from seeing the drifter, the young son needs attention from his father that he's not getting and you know that it's going to end in tragedy. enjoy

Great Film!!
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