Down in the Valley |  | Director: David Jacobson
Actors: Edward Norton, Evan Rachel Wood, David Morse, Rory Culkin, Bruce Dern
Studio: Velocity / Thinkfilm
Category: DVD
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Rating:  46 reviews
Sales Rank: 36933
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 114 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: DTF54875D
UPC: 821575548755
EAN: 0821575548755
ASIN: B000GDH9NM
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
Release Date: September 26, 2006
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| • | "Hypnotic andihaunting." -Peter Travers, Rolling Stone Harlan (Norton) is a charismatic cowboy stuck in suburban San Fernando Valley, who by a twist of fate, rides into the life of a rebellious young girl Tobe (Wood). Their chance encounter explodes into a passionate romance-despite evidence that a more sinister truth might be lurking beneath his country charm. Wanting to protect his teenage |
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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
Product Description
An delusional man who thinks he is a cowboy becomes involved with a young girl whose father prohibits her to see him.
Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: R
Release Date: 24-SEP-2007
Media Type: DVD
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 movie February 8, 2010
quit smoking
cool movie. Edward norton plays a nutter that has acquired the mindset that he's a cowboy.
 Urban Cowboy March 18, 2009
Rodney J. Moss
The acting, I agree, is fine. I was prompted to pursue this after reviews of, 'Elvis' to which it is likened. It possesses nothing like the turmoil building within 'Elvis' though. In fact, accomplished as Norton is in this, the nuanced complexity wrought by Gael Garcia Bernal makes this urban cowboy, childish in any sense of the word. The direction hasn't the pacing of the aforementioned. Now, all these misgivings are only applicable if you are expectingthe suspense of, 'Elvis'. I liked Morse, as usual. He seems to have the law enforcer gig whenever required,'Dancer in the Dark', 'Indian Runner'. Not an endearing critter here, but he's learn't a thing or two by the time of the improbable comeuppance on the corny western filmset...a scene that is just too cute, too predictable, for its own merit.
 I'm gonna give it 5 for David Morse November 6, 2008
Pj (America)
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? October 16, 2008
kittykins (boston, ma)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
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!! August 28, 2008
Scott L. Schwartz (LA CA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was a great film! This seller was great as well..... Fast Shipping.....Excellent service!!!
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