An original, complex, and utterly gruesome revenge parable...
Denver Post
July 21, 2006
In a swift 86 minutes, director Meadows and co-writer/star Considine give us a methodical, handsome, emotionally intelligent version of the revenge flick.
Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada)
February 01, 2007
Startlingly powerful, slightly loopy take on the revenge flick . . . offers a wry authenticity that the too-stylish, tough guys and gals in Tarantino's wanna-be-epics of retribution can't exude.
New York Post
May 12, 2006
Meadows ... very slowly builds to a powerful climax for this arty cross between Straw Dogs and First Blood.
Film Journal International
March 01, 2007
Isn't a mess, but it's sure no competition for Winchester 73, Once Upon a Time in the West or even Kill Bill, films in which payback really is a bitch.