Review of Appaloosa (2008) by Steve M — 14 Dec 2010

A western 'buddy flick' that isn't up to par.

This review of Appaloosa (2008) was written by Steve M on 14 Dec 2010.

Appaloosa has generally received positive reviews.

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By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 07 Feb 2018

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 Alex S (2,786) on 06 Feb 2014

Boring, and unsatisfying as fuck. All the dialogue was just filler for the showdown at the end…

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By A.o. Scott (2,100) for The New York Times (9,847) on 09 Feb 2014

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By Jérémie F (63) on 19 Jul 2015

I liked this movie for the performance, but the story itself, Renée Zellweger and the beginning and endding credits soundtrack were awful…

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By Chuck Wilson (418) for Village Voice (8,525) on 10 Jan 2016

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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By Johnny B (564) on 22 Feb 2014

Has many of the elements of a traditional Western but goes deeper into character…

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By Sean K (381) on 03 Nov 2017

Very average western that's been done a thousand times before. Renee Zellweger is horribly miscast…

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By Noname (709) on 22 Aug 2014

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

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A simple western that doesn't dazzle nor disappoint…

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By Robert Koehler (477) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 08 Apr 2016

As director, Harris takes this classical sense of the western too far, though, until it seems that the movie is carefully trying to keep the…

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