Review of Cowboys & Aliens (2011) by Timothy B — 18 Aug 2012

Silly waste of a film, bad acting and bad writing.

This review of Cowboys & Aliens (2011) was written by Timothy B on 18 Aug 2012.

Cowboys & Aliens has generally received mixed reviews.

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I got his for Christmas, I must have been a bad boy that year.. Some thing just don't fit together like peanut butter and jelly…

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