Appaloosa

In "Appaloosa," which is set in the New Mexican territory of 1882, Ed Harris and Viggo Mortensen are a pair of frontier lawmen hired by the citizens of Appaloosa to wrest control of the town from a gang of ruffians (led... Full review

One reviewer remarked how "Ed Harris understands (the) Western (genre)" I couldn't agree more. This film is a delight. The writing is solid, the dialog sparked with humor, the heroes are more than caricatures and cardboard cut-outs, the villains are worthy... Full review

The western is not an under populated genre, in fact, back in its heyday, the western was one of –and still remains- one of the most popular forms of the medium. Yet here in 2008, the output of western titles, although... Full review

Appaloosa as a western is okay, as a movie its okay, but as a character study it's great. Ed Harris and Viggo Mortensen are two of the most underrated actors (not stars) in Hollywood. Viggo should have had two or three... Full review

I saw Appaloosa last night. Absolutely fantastic. Whether it is because he is a bit older I don't know, but Ed Harris obviously actually understands westerns. A straightforward western tale with very little revisionism, with real men doing "what men have... Full review

Films are made for us to escape to a new reality, whether that reality be complete fantasy, present day, the future, or in this case, the good old West. What we have here is a great western that looks and feels... Full review

APPALOOSA (2008) *** Ed Harris, Viggo Mortensen, Renee Zellweger, Jeremy Irons, Timothy Spall, James Gammon, Tom Bower, Lance Henriksen, Adriana Gil. (Dir: Ed Harris) Harris' revisionist oater is a keeper. Ed Harris has always been a fave of mine with his... Full review

Appaloosa is a very old-fashioned western. It does not fit in line with the more recent flux of modern-day westerns such as Assassination of Jesse James, There Will Be Blood, and (to some extent) No Country For Old Men. The most... Full review

I love all of Robert B. Parker's novels and I have a lot of respect for the craft of Ed Harris. This movie was a very faithful rendering of the book. Harris didn't get in the way of the storytelling rather... Full review

This is the worst acting and worst western film I have ever seen!!! The script was completely horrible. Complete waste of $4 rental fee.... Full review

So Appaloosa , the first in Parker's Everett Hitch trilogy of westerns, turned out to be Parker's first story to see the light of a projector. ... Full Article

APPALOOSA, Ed Harris's second film as director after POLLOCK, is a western based on a book which consciously or unconsciously has links to a couple of movie westerns made in 1959 - Howard Hawks's RIO BRAVO and Edward Dmytryk's WARLOCK. ... Full Article

APPALOOSA is an ode to the western, like most modern westerns. Brush away the dust and you'll find a sense of nostalgia and romanticism about lost American values and altered social hierarchies. ... Full Article

We're a week out from The Wrestler being shafted for Best Original Song this year - hell, it wasn't even nominated, which is bullshit. It got me thinking though - where have the awesome original songs gone? ... Full Article

The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum announced today the winners of its 48th annual Western Heritage Awards. The awards honor and encourage the legacy of those whose works in literature, music, film and television reflect the significant stories of... ... Full Article