Zellweger's Allison zaps Virgil of his almost superhuman qualities and the film eventually becomes ordinary when the love of a woman interferes with the law.
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10/07/08
Appaloosa (2008)
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Reviews Counted:151
Fresh:115
Rotten:36
Average Rating:6.6/10
Consensus: A traditional genre western, Appaloosa sets itself apart with smart psychology, an intriguing love triangle, and good chemistry between the leads.
Runtime: 1 hr 56 mins
Genre: Westerns
Theatrical Release:Sep 19, 2008 Limited
Box Office: $20,157,730
Synopsis: Actor Ed Harris takes only his second stab at directing, following the Oscar-winning feature POLLOCK (2000) with this spirited western. Harris draws on a strong cast, many of whom have acted with... [More]
Starring: Ed Harris, Viggo Mortensen, Renée Zellweger, Jeremy Irons
Director: Ed Harris
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Reviews for Appaloosa
It's a rousing, efficient western that is about the friendship of two men, just as much as it is about getting the bad guys.
10/07/08
Clearly not worried about modern action conventions, Harris' movie is a traditional Western in every sense of the word, and it seems weird to call it 'new' at all.
10/06/08
Harris' easy byplay with Mortensen, his economical dialogue and his stately camerawork of the New Mexico landscape combine for a smart, dynamic Western.
10/06/08
Ed Harris' labor of love is a welcome return to the classic westerns of yore.
10/05/08
Appaloosa is firmly grounded in genre orthodoxy even as it teases at the edges of nonconformity. The results are decidedly mixed.
10/03/08
Dialogue, much of it lifted straight from Parker's novel, proves mostly engaging.
10/03/08
Top CriticIt's deliberately paced, but this non-Western-fan loved it.
10/03/08
Harris displays a quiet, unshowy confidence and a genuine fondness for the genre, capturing the horses and guns and saloon glasses in a soft, almost-sundown light.
10/03/08
Harris co-wrote, directed and stars in the film, which is filled with humor, action and clever turns.
10/03/08
Appaloosa carries a whiff of feminism. Or at least an awareness of what life was like for women on the frontier.
10/03/08
There's a refreshing vein of understated humor running throughout the production. It's neither forced nor unnatural and it keeps things from becoming too somber, even when the bullets start flying.
10/03/08
Top CriticIt lacks the substantial story that would make it memorable.
10/03/08
From its first, mournful brass theme, Ed Harris's Appaloosa nails the look and feel of a classic Western. This is an old-style, laconically macho, six-shooting horse opera made with an obvious and unapologetic love of the genre.
10/03/08
Emotionally Appaloosa shoots blanks.
10/03/08
After Appaloosa establishes its slightly modern characters in a traditional setting, it has nowhere to go but toward the completely expected.
10/03/08
Harris directs with a steady hand and sharp eye for the best in his fellow actors.
10/03/08
Mortensen should certainly do another western, soon. Preferably he should do one with a real sense of danger to go along with all the neat, tidy, highfalutin' honor and decency.
10/03/08
Top CriticIn its own quiet way it delivers the goods.
10/03/08
Top CriticA warmly made, slightly offbeat movie about friendly devotion. It also happens to be a western, and every man in it is grizzled or wizened or both.
10/03/08
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April 18, 2009:
Crackling eccentric verbal wit as Harris' marshal seeks to 'button up this town tighter than a nun's corset' while overcome by Zellweger's irresistible flirty charms, because she 'chews her food nicely and even takes a bath before going to bed. 
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January 13, 2009:
Crackling eccentric verbal wit as Harris' marshal seeks to 'button up this town tighter than a nun's corset' while overcome by Zellweger's irresistible flirty charms, because she 'chews her food nicely and even takes a bath before going to bed.
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January 10, 2009:
Crackling eccentric verbal wit as Harris' marshal seeks to 'button up this town tighter than a nun's corset' while overcome by Zellweger's irresistible flirty charms, because she 'chews her food nicely and even takes a bath before going to bed.
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