Appaloosa is about two friends who are hired to police over a suffering town called Appaloosa.
I have to say that I was let down by this film. I am a fan of Ed Harris, Viggo Mortensen and Jeremy Irons. I'm a fan of westerns in general so I was looking forward to this! This ended up being a big disappointment. Here's why.
1. I can't stand Renee Zelllweger in anything she does. She plays the same character in everything. In every movie she's in she thinks that she's the most attractive girl to ever walk the face of planet earth but then she just becomes an attention leech and only wants to be noticed. My opinion of her is the same for her performances in Chicago and this. Not to mention she looked very unattractive. I'm not sure if plastic surgery is to blame, but her cheeks look like they're frozen in place. I'm not sure what happened to her.
2. It's not entirely interesting or entertaining. The shoot-out scenes don't last very long and when they do happen, they aren't riveting or enjoyable. The plot isn't altogether very interesting and the dialogue meanders along at a snails pace. I believe that Ed Harris is to blame for that because this is his first time writing and second time directing and he doesn't know all of the ins and outs of writing and directing.
It may sound like I hated this film. I did in fact like some aspects of the film. The chemistry between the four lead actors was great. I believed that they were friends and it looked like they were having a good time. The chemistry between Harris and Mortensen was the best. But aside from that, this movie really doesn't have much to it. I must say that my favorite character was Viggo Mortensen's character. His character was smooth, likable and has awesome facial hair.
Final Report: With the exception of the evident chemistry between the four leads, Appaloosa has very little meat on the bones not just as a western but as a movie in general.
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