Review of Cowboys & Aliens (2011) by Katie S — 21 Nov 2012

Suprisingly entertaining. Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford were both awesome in their roles.

B-.

This review of Cowboys & Aliens (2011) was written by Katie S on 21 Nov 2012.

Cowboys & Aliens has generally received mixed reviews.

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Terrible boring sci-fi movie starring Daniel Craig and Olivia Wilde. I hated this movie…

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