opening frames" and "not like any other movie. That, in itself, makes it something to see. Writer-director David Gordon Green, in his feature debut, has created a visually and emotionally consistent universe." Rolling Stones Peter Travers called David Gordon Green "a writer and director of rare grace and feeling", whose directorial debut is of "startling originality that will haunt you for a good, long time." Joe Leydon of Variety was one of ten critics (out of 56) to give the film a negative review, calling it an "undistinguished and uninvolving attempt to offer a rural spin on Kids. References External links George Washington: These American Lives an essay by Armond White at the Criterion Collection 2000 films 2000s coming-of-age drama films American coming-of-age drama films Films directed by David Gordon Green Films shot in North Carolina Films set in North Carolina Culture of Winston-Salem, North Carolina Southern Gothic films 2000 directorial debut films 2000 independent films 2000 drama films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films American independent films