To his detriment, it is a very bleak vision indeed. (politics.co.uk)
Mr. Penn infuses the film with his own bleak vision of the American West and the wild contemporary frontiersmen who choose to live there. (nytimes.com)
Whether or not one buys into Menzies» unrelentingly bleak vision, it's hard not to admire how well he captures the mood. (metacritic.com)