Movie Review

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2003)

Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Sep 12, 2003
EW's GRADE
B-

Details Limited Release: Aug 29, 2003; Rated: R; Length: 104 Minutes; Genres: Drama, Romance; With: Kathy Burke, Robert Carlyle and Shirley Henderson; Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics

Shane Meadows' affectionate story of home on the central England range is all over the tonal map, with British, working-class, suburban would-be cowboys and their women slouching around watching TV.

Originally posted Sep 12, 2003 Published in issue #727-728 Sep 12, 2003 Order article reprints
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