Review of Appaloosa (2008) by Loren K — 31 Oct 2012

Great movie. Beautifully filmed. Extreme attention to detail!

This review of Appaloosa (2008) was written by Loren K on 31 Oct 2012.

Appaloosa has generally received positive reviews.

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By Wesley Morris (1,967) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 12 Feb 2017

A warmly made, slightly offbeat movie about friendly devotion. It also happens to be a western, and every man in it is grizzled or wizened or both…

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By Claudia Puig (2,080) for USA Today (4,117) on 01 Dec 2013

Harris is a major asset in a film that is entertaining but somewhat unfocused and occasionally badly cast…

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The sub plot distracts the main plot and it's senseless…

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By Neilhodgkinson (2) on 28 Nov 2015

I thought this western was brilliant…

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By David Denby (676) for The New Yorker (1,837) on 23 Nov 2017

In all, Appaloosa is good as far as it goes--everything in it feels true--but I wish that Harris had pushed his ideas further…

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By Bradley H (451) on 19 Oct 2013

Well-acted and beautifully filmed, but it does not seem wholly unified…

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This isn't a visionary western like The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005), but in its own quiet way it delivers the goods…

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By Kelly Jane Torrance (368) for Washington Times (392) on 12 Dec 2018

The requisite standoffs and shootouts make this one tense film, but the mood is frequently lightened with a generous dose of surprising humor…

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