the apocalyptic vision of the heartland created by Sutton and his cast (based on the novel by Frank Bill) is impressively convincing, even if the themes are often overstated and the film itself is very hard to watch
it's a pulpy slab of exploitation masquerading as an important treatise on the struggles faced by the working class in rural America, thumping us in the face with its shallow viewpoint until we beg for mercy. Or at least the credits
a stunning, often flooring masterwork about desperation, writer/director Tim Sutton's, "Donnybrook" is a brutal elegy for those living on the forgotten fringes of America
by Kate Taylor [Globe and Mail ]
by Benjamin Lee [The Guardian ]
