Review of Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002) by Jessica Winter for Village Voice — 25 Aug 2003
There are pages missing from this fable: Meadows reports that his financiers asked him to cut one-quarter of his original script just before production began, and his fondness for long takes sits uneasily beside the apparent gaps in the narrative.
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This review of Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002) was written by Jessica Winter and published by Village Voice on 25 Aug 2003.
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands has generally received mixed reviews.
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