Review of Appaloosa (2008) by Rameshwar N — 02 Oct 2011

Vigo and Ed in a western!! Ed Harris is like the younger Clint Eastwood.

This review of Appaloosa (2008) was written by Rameshwar N on 02 Oct 2011.

Appaloosa has generally received positive reviews.

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Beautifully photographed by Dean Semler, Appaloosa is the best Western since Open Range and shows there's still life in this most unfashionable…

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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 Kathie H (51) on 07 Feb 2017

One of the est westerns you will see. I have read the book and seen the movie a good number of times and it's a gem…

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Harris and his collaborators are playing it straight with a timeless male fantasy--horse, hat, six-shooter--a traditional approach that will…

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