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Appaloosa (2008)

Appaloosa
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Ed Harris, Viggo Mortensen, Renée Zellweger

Set in the Old West territory of New Mexico, "Appaloosa" revolves around a pair of hired guns (Viggo Mortensen and Ed Harris) who come to clean up a dangerous town run by a ruthless, powerful rancher (Jeremy Irons) and his band of outlaws. While boldly bringing new order to the town, the two fearle... (read more)

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R, 1 hr. 48 min.
Directed by: Ed Harris
Release Date: Oct 03, 2008
DVD Release Date: Jan 13, 2009

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1 day ago
Non male per essere un western
1 day ago
Much better than I had anticipated. Did anyone else pick-up on the sexual tension between the men in this movie?! Ed Harris and Viggo Mortensen seemed to have their own subplot going on...anyway, I'm not crazy about Westerns, but this one is pretty g... (read more)
1 day ago
One of the best "new" westerns!
2 days ago
Westerns altijd graag gezien, te weinig gunfights naar m'n goesting. Te braaf.
2 days ago
A western that looks more into the decisions that men had to make rather then the action. Both Viggo Mortensen and Ed Harris play their parts very well. I didn't really like Renee Zellweger's part, but the ending was well done.

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425 days ago
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
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.
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426 days ago
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
What is seductive about Appaloosa is its easygoing rhythm.
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428 days ago
Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com
This is an honest tale of the camaraderie between a pair of lawmen simply trying to do a job.
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435 days ago
Edward Havens, FilmJerk.com
Can Ed Harris, of all people, save the Western for this generation?
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439 days ago
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
Mannered, episodic and slow.
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