Feels like two films uneasily blended into one – a thriller that over-eggs the peril, and a drama about a flawed, unusual and sympathetic family breaking down. Had the filmmakers focused on the latter, Cowboys could have been something very special.

Gets by on goodwill and a passion for compromised Americana. Only a lowdown dirty heel would cuss it out.

Low-key in all the ways it needed to be. But I laughed, I cried and I really enjoyed it.

Well-intentioned and heartfelt, Cowboys ultimately takes on too many genres and tones, which leaves it feeling slightly misdirected.