A soldier's uneasy readjustment to civilian life is both ages-old reality and well-worn film subject
di Sheri Linden The Los Angeles Times
In this story of an Iraq veteran's return to Texas, debuting writer-director Ryan Piers Williams draws upon countless earlier dramas without adding anything fresh or memorable to the discussion.
Shaped more for message than for convincing narrative impact, "The Dry Land" ends up feeling like a PSA to raise awareness of post-traumatic stress disorder.
As the war-stunned James, Ryan O'Nan carries an aura of psychic injury and displacement. [...]
di Sheri Linden, articolo completo (1482 caratteri spazi inclusi) su The Los Angeles Times 30 luglio 2010