A teenager’s life takes an unexpected twist after his path crosses with a notorious bank robber : Depression era bank robbers, crop farmers, small town day dreamers, love and adventure fills the pages of Nicolaas Zwart’s story which in turn is brought to the screen by Miles Joris-Peyraffitte : DREAMLAND is a fine movie that’s beautifully filmed in New Mexico with a bunch of strong performances by Peaky Blinder’s Finn Cole who plays Eugene a teenager who dreams of leaving his futureless life in the rear view mirror, Darby Camp is magnificent as Phoebe Eugene’s step sister and Margot Robbie’s fugitive on the run who finds refuge hiding out in the Evans family barn : I liked that scene when George played by Travis Fimmel tries to reach the barn in the dust storm, Phoebe trying to persuade Eugene not to leave or take her with him is stacked with emotion and the robbery at Citizen’s Pride Bank and it’s aftermath addressing the make-believe found in Eugene’s detective magazines versus the harsh reality that he has now found himself in gives the movie it’s fitting and thrilling finale : I do think that fleshing out it’s characters and adding some extra depth to it’s story even if this meant developing some of those flashback scenes and giving us a tad more insight into Eugene’s life before he met Allison would have really benefited the movie further that being said Miles Joris-Peyraffitte‘s Dreamland is thoroughly enjoyable with it’s flashes of Bonnie & Clyde, it’s beautiful desolate scenery, haunting score and Lola Kirke’s voice over narrative, it’s certainly a movie I would revisit and highly recommend ★★★½