Appaloosa
Feelings get you killed.
In Marshal Virgil Cole and deputy Everett Hitchs line of work, you shoot quick, you shoot clean, and you reload straightaway. No remorse. No looking back. No feelings. Feelings get you killed. Paired as rivals in A History of Violence, Ed Harris (who also directs, produces and co-scripts) and Viggo Mortensen stand together as longtime friends and for-hire peacekeepers Cole and Hitch in this character-driven, bullet-hard Western based on Robert B. Parkers novel. As the woman who arrives in town with only a dollar and a keen sense of survival, Renée Zellweger adds feelings - things that can get you killed - to a quest to bring murderer Randall Bragg (Jeremy Irons) to justice. Blood will spill in the town called Appaloosa.
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Solid Western - penguinsrock09
This movie was not a typical shoot 'em up Western. It was based on a very interesting story line that kept you drawn in to the movie. Granted it was slow moving but there were enough interesting twists in it to make it worth while. Not the best Western you'll ever see but it was an interesting one. Worth a watch on a Tuesday night!I Liked It! - smoothoperator
Good westerns are few and far between these days, Appaloosa is just the type of movie I like with action suspence and a great story too. The picture is great and I was easily able to get into this movie. Ed Harris,Viggo Mortensen, and Renée Zellweger pull it off in this one, a must if you love westerns.A "Dramatic" Surprise - MrMoviePicker
This rather formula Western genre film conceals some interesting psychological elements.
On the surface, it is about two righteous lawmen whose lives are made more interesting by a suave gangster and a hottie widow. However, look just a little more deeply and you’ll discover how subtle inner conflicts sometimes drive the acts of men (and women).
At the end, Appaloosa is a well acted and competently directed bit of thought provocation. Which makes it a real surprise to me, because I thought I rather disliked genre Westerns.
Score: 7 out of 10.
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Solid Western - penguinsrock09
This movie was not a typical shoot 'em up Western. It was based on a very interesting story line that kept you drawn in to the movie. Granted it was slow moving but there were enough interesting twists in it to make it worth while. Not the best Western ...I Liked It! - smoothoperator
Good westerns are few and far between these days, Appaloosa is just the type of movie I like with action suspence and a great story too. The picture is great and I was easily able to get into this movie. Ed Harris,Viggo Mortensen, and Renée Zellweger pull ...A "Dramatic" Surprise - MrMoviePicker
This rather formula Western genre film conceals some interesting psychological elements.
On the surface, it is about two righteous lawmen whose lives are made more interesting by a suave gangster and a hottie widow. However, look just a little more ...