Rotten
In the hot, dry world of Jake Paltrow's dystopian western, Young Ones, the characterizations are as sparse as the desert foliage.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Young Ones
In a future without water, vengeance will rain.
2014 · 1h 40m · R
Action, Drama, Science Fiction, Western
Directed by
Jake Paltrow
Overview
In a future where water is scarce, a farmer defends his land and hopes to rejuvenate his parched soil. However, his daughter's boyfriend schemes to steal the land for himself.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
47%
Tomatometer
Rotten
"Young Ones" is a futuristic look at a world with little water, but the most barren thing in this Western-sci-fi flick is the character development.
David Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle
Rotten
Young Ones has some interesting twists but falls short as a reworking of a classic Hollywood oater.
Linda Barnard, Toronto Star
Rotten
No matter how grim the future may be, it deserves a better movie in the here and now.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Fresh
The setting is futuristic, but the themes are ancient in "Young Ones," Jake Paltrow's eccentric merger of frontier western and science-fiction gadgetry.
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
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