Dreamland Reviews
culturevulture.net
As the mother of a preteen daughter who has dragged me to a number of teen movies, I was captivated by this strange mutant of a movie. There is skill here, and some poignant scenes that stayed with me, including a first kiss scene that's one of the bette
DVDTalk.com
The cast is solid, the characters fascinating, the direction notable, the story shaky.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Reel Film Reviews
...there's little doubt that the film heralds the arrival of a promising new director.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Filmcritic.com
a long way to go for such a tepid lesson
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| Original Score: 3/5
Austin Chronicle
The performances are all fine, with Bruckner and Corbett the standouts as a parent and child with roles reversed after a death in the family.
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| Original Score: 2.5/5
Top CriticThe filmmakers were clearly not interested in the ending but in exploring the characters and the situation, and they do that with sophistication and genuine feeling, both for the people and the environment.
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| Original Score: 3/4
As swoony and verbose and serious as an adolescent's journal entry.
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| Original Score: 2/4
Jam! Movies
The awe-inspiring New Mexico scenery and light and the performance of lead actress Agnes Bruckner lift this teen drama above the usual fare.
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| Original Score: 2.5/5
The gossamer spell is undone when the script topples into melodrama and then a too-tidy resolution.
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| Original Score: 2/4
An atmospheric ensemble piece boasting several richly portrayed characters.
eFilmCritic.com
After all the put-upon jokes about trailer trash, finally here is a place where the terminology of community really defines itself.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Despite some sketchy story elements, much of it is pretty intoxicating -- that is, until the unambiguous life lessons bring pic down to earth with an earnest splat.
