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Binding: DVD
Format: NTSC
Running Time: 123 minutes
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Not up to snuff
Let's for a moment pretend that Depp's character Raphael, from the Italian tribe of course, is a strip of wallpaper. One day this wallpaper decides it's not good enough for the house anymore and gets in touch with an interior decorator, played by Marlon Brando in a convincing turn as Jabba the Hut sans special effects, who eventually sets this strip of wallpaper on fire in a fit of sadistic glee. But you literally have to watch the wallpaper glue dry for an hour or so before you go from the old batch ... Read More
Rating:  - You will love--or hate--this movie
This film is dark and moody and very beautiful, in a harrowing, make-you-think-and-feel sort of way. It haunted me for days after watching it. Be sure you are in the proper mood to watch it; it will NOT cheer you up. (Unless watching REALLY screwed up lives helps you feel better about yours, which is valid.)
Other reviews have already covered much of the plot, so I'll make a few detailed comments. First off, Iggy Pop did the score, so that's just cool. Also, I loved, loved Clarence Williams ... Read More
Rating: - Dark but reflective of the NDN reservation despair
This was a dark and troubled story but no worse than the lives of many NDN people who live as wards of the state on federal reservations..... the hopelessness that drove Raphael to do what he did pervades the NDN people on the rez - resulting in the high rates of alcoholism and suicide. I see where Johnny was going with this, and applaud him for his feeling portrayal. Aho Johnny Depp
Rating: - Loved The Script, Never Got To See The Film
During my tenure as a Creative Executive for Oliver Stone's Ixtlan Productions, I read and fell in love with this deep and insightful screenplay. It was truly iconoclastic and had the makings of a powerful film about the sometimes harsh reality of life in America. Amidst the downbeat sentiment resonated the true majesty of love and the undying belief that faith and sacrifice begets change, though in this case, at a mighty cost. I tried with every fiber of my being to get our company involved in this ... Read More
Rating: - Nope.
A sad, supremely wasted effort...and I like Depp as an actor and a person.
Gregory McDonald's slim novel is one of the most harrowing, dark works of fiction I've ever come across. The chapter describing the Uncle's interview of The Brave is nearly unbearable. You can check out the amazon reviews of the book itself if you are interested. Even the one star review of the book is right on the mark...this is deep, tragic story and certainly not for everybody
Under the right hands, the ... Read More
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