Review of Appaloosa (2008) by Joy B — 03 Aug 2009

I'm not much of a western fan, but I like viggo mortensen and ed harris and they work very well together. good dialogue, but the film does move a bit slow.

This review of Appaloosa (2008) was written by Joy B on 03 Aug 2009.

Appaloosa has generally received positive reviews.

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Stupendous. Appaloosa is everything I want in a modern Western…

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