The reteaming of director Wim Wenders and writer Sam Shepard, who collaborated on "Paris, Texas" 21 years ago, yields a dry, spare, odd and oddly satisfying drama about a modern-day lonesome cowboy, lost in a desert of his own making, who seeks salvation by searching out those he left behind. For the most part shying away from sentimentality and showing little concern for plausibility, "Don't Come Knocking" expresses itself with deadpan humor, striking imagery, Western iconography and outbursts of strong emotions. Shepard stars in the film along with the lady of his life, Jessica Lange, and a strong cast including Tim Roth, Gabriel Mann and Sarah Polley that gives the film boxoffice luster.

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