Bloody, bracingly funny in parts, and terrifically suspenseful ...

... a miracle ... masterful ... indisputably great ... I haven't seen a stronger or better American movie all year.

... measured yet excitingly tense, violent yet maturely sorrowful... a hugely entertaining slice of sunbaked Gothic.

For formalists -- those moviegoers sent into raptures by tight editing, nimble camera work and faultless sound design -- it's pure heaven.

An instant classic ... destined to be studied in film schools for generations to come ...