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.
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,
31 Oct 2014
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,
30 Oct 2014
rotten:
Young Ones has some interesting twists but falls short as a reworking of a classic Hollywood oater.
– Linda Barnard,
Toronto Star,
30 Oct 2014
rotten:
No matter how grim the future may be, it deserves a better movie in the here and now.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
17 Oct 2014
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.