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When two gunmen, Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch, arrive in Appaloosa they find a small, dusty and lawless town suffering at the hands of renegade rancher Randall Bragg. Bragg has not only taken supplies, horses, and women for his own, but also has left the city marshal and a deputy for dead. In Bragg they find an unusually wily adversary who raises the stakes by playing with emotions. It is now up to... See Full Description
| Genres: |
Romance, Western and Adaptation |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 48 min. |
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| Release Date: |
September 19th, 2008 (limited), October 3rd, 2008 (wide) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for some violence and language. |
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| Distributors: |
New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$20,207,003 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B
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Boston Globe, Wesley Morris
"...a warmly made, slightly offbeat movie about friendly devotion." more...
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B |
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"Zellweger is powerfully fetching in this role." more...
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B |
Chicago Tribune, Matt Pais
"A worthy trip out west, but not as exciting as 3:10 to Yuma." more...
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B- |
E! Online, Alex Markerson
"The deadpan wit's as dry as the gunpowder in Ed Harris' new Western, but emotionally Appaloosa shoots blanks." more...
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C+ |
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