Down in the Valley (Edward Norton)
 

Couldn't find an existing thread about this. Anyone else seen it? I loved it. Thought it was a wonderfully haunting character drama with beautiful cinematography, a captivating soundtrack and superb performances from the cast.

I give it 6/10. The actors were superb, and I can't wait to see where Evan Rachel Wood's career goes from here. However, after a key event happened, the movie just fell apart for me.

I think Evan Rachel Wood was wonderful. However, I loathed Edward Norton's character so much that I have no desire to see Norton in another film for a while.

movie sounds interesting. what's it about?

It's set in the San Fernando Valley. Harlan (Edward Norton) is a drifter and ex-rancher in his 30s who begins a relationship with 18 year old Tobe (Evan Rachel Wood) whose father, Wade (David Morse) is the sheriff. Wade is convinced that Harlan is not all he claims to be, much to the frustration of Tobe and her brother Lonnie (Rory Culkin). One of the beauties of the film is that we know as much about Harlan as any of the other characters do, so we are trying to see what we make of him at the same time as they are.

picked it up used last weekend and really enjoyed it. great to see Edward Norton choose a totally risky role.

8/10

I enjoyed this a little bit more than you, but I do agree it fell apart at the end.

That is what I thought would happen glad it didn't. I liked it but something was off for me through most of it. I would just rate it as average... 5/10. The performances were good though...

When did this movie come out? How come there wasn't any pub?

if it's the one i'm thinking about, then it's close to 10 years old

It had a limited theatrical release on May 5, 2006. Hit dvd on September 26th.

Yep, from the way the scene was set up and the positioning of the actors I was almost certain it was going to happen.

I didn't care for this movie. It felt like an 80 minute movie stretched out to 115 minutes. It just plodded along, with tons of scenes that felt unecessary. I found Norton's character more bland than interesting, and was irritated that we never were told what his "deal" was. Where did he come from? Why is he obsessed with being a cowboy? Why does he lash out in inappropriate ways? With none of that answered, the character is left seeming boring and undefined. And don't even get me started on the last 25 minutes. I thought I was watching Walker Texas Ranger.

4/10