“These days are both electric and exhausted.”

“…mostly effective because of what it keeps in check.”

“A screenplay in a movie’s clothing…”

“…effortlessly moves us between past and present, personal and political.”

“…in its reenactment of a miraculous feat, the movie achieves a tender sort of transcendence.”

“…the law may be casting something of a shadow, but it’s the harsh landscape – wild lawlessness – that dominates the frame.”

“…Depp enters each scene as if he’s just come from a costume party, and won.”