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Appaloosa

2008

Ed Harris

Viggo Mortensen, Ed Harris, Renée Zellweger, Jeremy Irons ...

6.2

18,631

Western. Drama Set in 1882 in the Old West territory of New Mexico, Appaloosa revolves around city marshal Virgil Cole (Ed Harris) and his deputy and partner Everett Hitch (Viggo Mortensen), who have made their reputation as peacekeepers in the lawless towns springing up in the untamed land. In the small mining community of Appaloosa, a ruthless, powerful rancher named Randall Bragg (Jeremy Irons) has allowed his band of outlaws to run roughshod over ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"A terrific Western, a potently acted powerhouse that sticks in the mind and the heart. (...) Though 'Appaloosa' is shot through with thunderous action and nail-biting suspense, the movie finds its soul in its main characters. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"Thankfully, its gestures toward grandiosity are superficial and few. (...) the movie is worth watching. It’s not a great western, and, as I’ve suggested, it doesn’t really try to be."	POS
United States	Connie Ogle Miami Herald	"It turns out to be a satisfying, if occasionally wandering, adventure"	POS
United States	Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly	"A throwback to the age when Westerns were quaint."	POS
United States	Kirk Honeycutt The Hollywood Reporter	"A fine dramatic comedy with fresh characters"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"Harris as a director allows the actors screen time to live (...) The shootin' scenes are handled with economy (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Claudia Puig USA Today	"Harris is a major asset in a film that is entertaining but somewhat unfocused and occasionally badly cast."	POS
United States	Elizabeth Weitzman New York Daily News	"Though the leads do fine work, their efforts often feel slightly futile. Despite a few flashes of the darker tone percolating under the surface, the movie remains too well-mannered to truly pull us in"	NEU
United Kingdom	Cath Clarke The Guardian	"A thoughtful western (...) It's a film based around the gentle pleasure of watching Harris and Mortensen (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Ian Nathan Empire	"Hardly a fresh perspective on genre traditions, it's still got the performances and glorious landscapes to win you over (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	The Washington Post	"Harris and Mortensen may not have the combined star power to push 'Appaloosa' to the level of popularity of last year's "3:10," but the film is every bit as enjoyable, and, for traditionalists, more measured"	POS
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"Westerns often take themselves seriously and, while Appaloosa is no 'Blazing Saddles,' there's a refreshing vein of understated humor running throughout the production"	POS
United States	Lou Lumenick New York Post	"Beautifully photographed by Dean Semler, 'Appaloosa' is the best Western since 'Open Range' and shows there's still life in this most unfashionable of genres."	POS

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