Rotten
[Duvall] loses the thread - and our attention - one too many times in a sea of lackluster conversations and unremarkable plot strands.
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
Wild Horses
No one is above the law.
2015 · 1h 40m · R
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Robert Duvall
Overview
Texas Ranger Samantha Payne reopens a 15-year-old missing person case, and uncovers evidence that suggests that the boy was likely murdered on a ranch belonging to wealthy family man, Scott Briggs. When Scott’s estranged son unexpectedly returns home during the investigation, Samantha becomes even more convinced that the Briggs family was involved, and will stop at nothing to discover the truth about the boy’s death - even putting her own life in jeopardy.
Director and cast
- Robert Duvall Director
- Robert Duvall as Scott Briggs
- James Franco as Ben Briggs
- Josh Hartnett as KC Briggs
- Adriana Barraza as Mrs. Davis
- Jim Parrack as Deputy Rogers
- Luciana Pedraza as Samantha Payne
- Angie Cepeda as Maria Gonzales
- Darien Willardson as Jimmy Davis
- Joaquin Jackson as Ranger Jackson
- Christian Jensen as Bar Guy
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
15%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Could Robert Duvall's incoherent melodrama "Wild Horses" have been salvaged by a skillful editor? Probably not.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Rotten
What a shambles.
Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, AV Club
Rotten
These competing narratives are connected haphazardly by visual transitions that feel like someone sat on the DVD remote, plus jarring tonal shifts between intimate conversations and tire-spinning car chases.
Dan Gvozden, Village Voice
Rotten
The theatrical performances don't come close to matching Duvall's 1997 directing breakthrough The Apostle.
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter
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