Bollywood filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra's Hollywood debut film Broken Horses opened with negative responses from critics in the West.
Set in the shadows of the US-Mexico border gang wars, Broken Horses is an epic thriller about the bonds of brotherhood, the laws of loyalty and the futility of violence.
According to Ben Kenigsberg,"the movie failed to convince on several crucial levels, including plotting and dialogue".
"Some of Chopra's formal choices likewise court bad laughs," he added.
But the movie managed to impress acclaimed Hollywood directors James Cameron and Alfonso Cuaron.
"Broken Horses is an artistic triumph. Beautifully written, acted and imaged, this film wraps slowly around you like a king snake and squeezes," Mr Cameron had said earlier.
Broken Horses features Vincent D'Onofrio, Anton Yelchin, Chris Marquette, Maria Valverde and Thomas Jane in key roles.