Fresh
Steven Caple Jr. is a filmmaker worth watching, here and in the future.
Glenn Kenny, RogerEbert.com
The Land
On the street your dreams will cost you
2016 · 1h 42m · R
Drama
Directed by
Steven Caple Jr.
Overview
Four teenage boys devote their summer to escaping the streets of Cleveland, Ohio, by pursuing a dream life of professional skateboarding. But when they get caught in the web of the local queenpin, their motley brotherhood is tested, threatening to make this summer their last.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
65%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Caple has a unique eye and a strong sense of place. Here's hoping that next time he applies them to a fresher story.
Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
Contrivances spoil the sense of realism and place that Mr. Caple, who wrote the script, often so deftly evokes.
Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times
Fresh
Caple emphasizes the desperation that breeds street crime, and he never tries to puff his kids up into heroes. They're just kids who feel insulted by the few prospects that seem available to them.
Alan Scherstuhl, Village Voice
Fresh
There's enough on screen, beyond Lendeborg's confident star turn, to label Caple as a filmmaker to watch.
Geoff Berkshire, Variety
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