powerful and raw, has the hallmarks of a future great director. rough around the edges.

Sean Penn's impressive cannon of directorial work started with this little gem. We know from the beginning this is based on a Bruce Springsteen song, in other words, don't expect a riotous laugh-fest. This is a typically (for Penn) raw drama, direct ... (read more) Sean Penn's impressive cannon of directorial work started with this little gem. We know from the beginning this is based on a Bruce Springsteen song, in other words, don't expect a riotous laugh-fest. This is a typically (for Penn) raw drama, direct and immediate, about familial ties, with great performances and little in the way of whistles and bells. Penn's films always have such a lovely, unhurried feel to them. He thinks nothing of letting a song take over the narrative, running its entire length with no dialogue to interrupt it. I don't know what took me so long to see this, its beautiful.

b4 into the wild......................sean penns masterpiece....................THE INDIAN RUNNER.......................

I saw this because it was based on the Springsteen song Highway Patrolman off his 1982 masterpiece Nebraska. The film follows the song almost to a T with a few side stories built in to make you really feel for the characters. It marked one of Viggo M... (read more) I saw this because it was based on the Springsteen song Highway Patrolman off his 1982 masterpiece Nebraska. The film follows the song almost to a T with a few side stories built in to make you really feel for the characters. It marked one of Viggo Mortensen's first staring roles as well as Sean Penn's directorial debut.

It was also murderously depressing to the level of a Kate Winslet movie, and it has parts that just drag. I was also completely lost on the Indian runner tangent Penn added to the story.

Ce film est superbe, d'une merveilleuse simplicité, avec un casting parfait, et cette simplicité est puissante, d'une beauté formelle certaine et d'une certaine émotion.