Sweetwater 2013

Barbara VanDenburgh, Arizona Republic: It bludgeons with intent, even dabbling in some "Deadwood"-level verbal shock-and-awe; without wit or intelligence, it's merely baroque affectation playacting at depth. Read more

Todd McCarthy, Hollywood Reporter: A handsomely designed, occasionally funny but ultimately empty female vengeance yarn. Read more

Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: As violent act begets silly exchange begets another violent act, "Sweetwater" squanders its noteworthy resources ... Read more

Michael Nordine, L.A. Weekly: There are worse ways to spend 90 minutes than with a mediocre Western. Read more

Michael Sragow, Orange County Register: This oater with shades of Weird West comic books has a plot too easy to foretell and a thrill level that dips with the rising of the body count. Read more

David Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle: A revenge-fantasy Western that wants to luxuriate in its B-movie roots but suffers from dull direction and an even duller central performance. Read more

Peter Debruge, Variety: Boasting a script ripe with overwrought, pseudo-Deadwood dialogue, Sweetwater provides three roles enticing enough to have attracted thesps deserving of better material. Read more