Driven by Edward Norton's and Evan Rachel Wood's riveting performances, writer-director David Jacobson's tense drama samples bits of cinematic Americana from sources as diverse as SHANE, BADLANDS and TAXI DRIVER, pulling them together into an intelligent deconstruction of the myths and counter-myths of the American West. The valley of the title isn't Red River or Monument, but the San Fernando Valley, where spirited teenager Tobe (Wood) lives with her emotionally neglected younger brother, Lonnie (the perfectly dour-faced Rory Culkin), and her single father, no-nonsense corrections officer Wade (David Morse). The Valley is also where Harlan Carruthers (Norton) lands ...
Released:
2006
Rated:
R
Length:
114 mins