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The Dry Land
Directed by
Ryan Piers Williams
R
2010
1h 32m
Drama
5.6
64%
46%
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A U.S. soldier returning home from war struggles to reconcile his experiences abroad with the life and family he left in Texas.
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Cast of The Dry Land
America Ferrera
Sarah
Jason Ritter
Michael
Wilmer Valderrama
Raymond Gonzales
Ethan Suplee
Jack
Melissa Leo
Martha
Evan Jones
Joe Davis
Sasha Spielberg
Sally
Ana Claudia Talancón
Adriana
June Diane Raphael
Susie
Ryan O'Nan
James
Benito Martinez
David Valdez
Barry Shabaka Henley
Colonel Stephen Evans
Diego Klattenhoff
Henry
Misty Upham
Gloria
Jenny Gabrielle
Tina
Kate Schroeder
Kathy
Fredrick Lopez
Store Clerk
Ty Mitchell
Teddy
Candice Costello
Veronica
Jeremiah Bitsui
Luis
Russell Friedenberg
Dr. Stephenson
The Dry Land Ratings & Reviews
Dallas Morning News
Christopher Kelly
Well-intentioned, if unevenly executed.
Los Angeles Times
Sheri Linden
Williams draws upon countless earlier dramas without adding anything fresh or memorable to the discussion.
New York Post
V.A. Musetto
It's impossible to watch the film and not realize that war is folly.
AV Club
Nathan Rabin
Writer-director Ryan Piers Williams seems to be diligently working through a checklist of returning-warrior-movie clichs.
New York Times
Jeannette Catsoulis
Sincere performances elevate an underdeveloped script and awkward filmmaking.
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Just another cost-of-war movie, you say? Yes, and that's exactly the point.
Spirituality & Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
A moving drama about an Iraq war veteran suffering from PTSD and the soul loss he experiences.
Boxoffice Magazine
Steve Ramos
Williams and Ferrera emphasize the heartache of coming home in their Iraq War drama The Dry Land, and the result is a worthy family melodrama for the Iraq War generation.
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
A strong first film, and with a better-honed script, Williams should prove to be a director to watch.
Shared Darkness
Brent Simon
A very familiar Stateside war drama -- narratively, the film just goads when it's convenient and shrinks when it suits its purposes, never feeling like an honest exploration of its characters' problems.
Seattle Gay News
Sara Michelle Fetters
O'Nan's star making performance manages to hold things together even when the script threatens to tear them apart, while the emotional center of the picture rings with a moving truthfulness that can't help but hit close to home.
ColeSmithey.com
Cole Smithey
Perhaps the most surprising thing about Ryan Piers Williams's gloomy post Afghan/Iraq war drama is that there aren't more such coming-home movies being made by upstart filmmakers.
Slant Magazine
Andrew Schenker
Sometimes the truth doesn't set you free.
Village Voice
Nick Pinkerton
O'Nan's shy, precarious performance keeps you with him to the edge of the abyss.
Variety
Robert Koehler
Debuting writer-director Ryan Piers Williams struggles to find fresh dramatic variations on a familiar (and sadly cyclical) American tragedy.
WBAI Radio
Prairie Miller
So is there a middle ground between supporting the troops but not condoning them? The military certainly hopes not. Which makes the film, however compassionate, a bitter pill to swallow. Or as they prescribe for whatever ails destroyed vets - Take a pill.
ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Donald J. Levit
'The Dry Land' is appropriately slow low-key, in keeping with the war hero's bewildered face even in stress or violence.
Metromix.com
Geoff Berkshire
The PTSD subject matter already feels worked over and [Ryan Piers] Williams doesn't find a new or memorable approach to take it to another level.
Moving Pictures Magazine
Annlee Ellingson
Brothers covered similar territory, but there are plenty of stories to go around about young soldiers and their families in pain, and Williams touches on a few more.
Hollywood & Fine
Marshall Fine
Reminiscent of The Messenger in its ability to capture unexpressed sorrow, its strong acting and story-telling make it a film that will haunt you.
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