Reception On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 32% based on reviews from 19 critics, with an average rating of 4.4/10. On Metacritic it has a score of 35 out of 100 based on reviews from 23 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade B− on scale of A to F. Variety wrote, "This far-from-perfect rendering of Jim Harrison's shimmering novella has a romantic sweep and elemental power that ultimately transcend its flaws." Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly rated it D and called it a vanity project for Costner. Roger Ebert, writing for The Chicago Sun-Times, rated it 2.5 out of 4 stars and wrote that the film "plays like a showdown between its style and its story." Vincent Canby of The New York Times described it as "soft and aimless ... the performances are without conviction." Hal Hinson of The Washington Post wrote that the story becomes so cynical that nothing has meaning. "They pretty much shot the novella", said Harrison. "I was so swept away by it that I cried – I really did. And I'm not known for crying". References External links 1990 films 1990s romantic thriller films American crime thriller films American romantic drama films American crime drama films Films scored by Jack Nitzsche American films about revenge Films set in Mexico Columbia Pictures films New World Pictures films Films directed by Tony Scott American romantic thriller films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films