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Appaloosa

2008
Western
1h 55m
Two friends hired to police a small town that is suffering under the rule of a rancher find their job complicated by the arrival of a young widow. (imdb)
Directed by:
Ed Harris Ed Harris
Written by:
Ed Harris Ed Harris Robert Knott
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Starring:
Ed Harris Ed Harris Viggo Mortensen Viggo Mortensen Lance Henriksen Lance Henriksen Timothy Spall Timothy Spall Jeremy Irons Jeremy Irons Ariadna Gil Ariadna Gil Boyd Kestner Timothy V. Murphy Renée Zellweger Renée Zellweger Robert Jauregui Luce Rains James Tarwater
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Genre:
Western
Country:
USA
Languages:
English, Spanish, Apache languages
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Appaloosa

2008
Western
1h 55m
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thedenizenTheDenizen
Rated 01 Mar 2009
45
21st
Ed Harris and Viggo Mortensen play a couple of tough guy gunslingers hired to clean up a town being terrorized by a cruel rancher. Sadly this flick is largely undone by the awful Renee Zellweger. I don't know if her character was originally written as a completely insane slut, or if that's just the way she chose to play her, but it pretty much ruins the movie. The film gives none of the characters any reason to like her at all, which just makes them look like total chumps when they do.
Rated 01 Mar 2009
doctor7doctor7
Rated 06 Jun 2012
82
76th
Highly enjoyable western that draws much of it's style and presentation from more traditional westerns. The general consensus of Zellweger is that she's not very good and, to be frank, she doesn't fit the role. Harris, Mortensen, Irons and Henriksen, however, are all utterly superb. The shootouts are tremendously well done as the tension builds to quick but violent resolution. Definitely worth your time to check out despite a miscast character.
Rated 06 Jun 2012
skenkereSkenkere
Rated 23 Dec 2008
63
43rd
Appaloosa is the result of three great actors, one shitty actress, and a halfassed script. It's great to watch Viggo, Harris, and Irons, but Zellwegger's acting is as busted as her face. The pacing is a bit slow, but I was honestly engaged and entertained for most of the movie. I dig Westerns, and I was digging this. But when the end rolls around, I realized that the plot went fuckall nowhere. It's like an incomplete script that the guy scribbled the end to on the bus in ten minutes.
Rated 23 Dec 2008
langelundLangelund
Rated 09 Jul 2011
40
23rd
Renée Zellweger must be the most annoying woman on the planet. Next to Sarah Palin.
Rated 09 Jul 2011
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 28 Nov 2011
45
33rd
Just feels underdeveloped in almost every respect. Mortensen is probably the movies highlight, and some of Harris' direction is slick, if not particuarly exciting. The main problem is the weak, shallow relationship development. Although the relationship between the Harris and Viggo is interesting, the film should hinge on it, but there's just not enough meaning or detail. Zellweger and her sucking on a lemon face is awful too.
Rated 28 Nov 2011
panzerwolfpanzerwolf
Rated 17 Apr 2010
50
19th
Such fine actors wasted in this boring mish-mash of a movie. I'm a fan of slowly building tension in a movie, but this one had me nearly bored to tears.
Rated 17 Apr 2010
jacoiiiJacoIII
Rated 17 Apr 2009
20
9th
I had such high hopes for this one. If nothing else, I wanted to see the same kind of partnership that Harris and Mortensen had in "A History of Violence". Instead I get a boring Western with a cliche love story and lazy action. Great.
Rated 17 Apr 2009
zealot185Zealot185
Rated 05 Apr 2009
32
10th
Zellweger actually says "I look awful" in the movie, reinforcing my theory that the whole point of the movie was to show that the immense ratio of men:women in the Old West made it that much easier for the uglies to indirectly cause all of the bloodshed surrounding these men fighting over them. Or, just come up with your own theory, because you won't get anything else out of this Western.
Rated 05 Apr 2009
mjvmoviemanMJVmovieMan
Rated 28 Jan 2009
50
20th
Hardly interesting, "Appaloosa" starts out fine but quickly dissolves, moving at an unrelentingly slow pace and sporting a soapy and senseless romance that should've been left out of the script completely. The actors do fine I suppose, except Renee Zellweger was terribly annoying and Jeremy Irons sort of bores as a villain. But I guess I can't say much more for this movie, which is ultimately slow, annoying and sort of a bore, especially for the talent involved.
Rated 28 Jan 2009
madmanMadMan
Rated 21 Jan 2009
80
36th
This film is solid and workman like. However, despite the good cast (minus Renee, who fails as always), there''s not much else to the whole thing. The gunfights sure were cool, I guess.
Rated 21 Jan 2009
kasperlKasperL
Rated 26 Jan 2009
75
77th
Ed and Viggo are great together. A take on the western genre that is simulaneously oldschool and refreshing.
Rated 26 Jan 2009
nathandarkoNathanDarko
Rated 15 Apr 2011
70
30th
Interesting first part ends up in an implausible second part. All in all a solid western flick with cool actors!
Rated 15 Apr 2011
icarusIcarus
Rated 02 Nov 2008
75
49th
A solid if unexciting Western. Harris has assembled a nice cast around him, but his visual sensibilities do little to elevate this film beyond the performances. And while they are fine, there is not enough story to really carry the visuals.
Rated 02 Nov 2008
paradigmaParadigma
Rated 10 Feb 2009
65
60th
Characters are like John Ford's My Darling Clementine. Film was funny and had a strange love issue which i liked.
Rated 10 Feb 2009
neil_millerNeil Miller
Rated 01 Oct 2008
65
36th
What started out as a good 'ole fashion western gunslinger flick turned into quite possibly the most girly western of all-time. Too many emotions flying, not enough bullets.
Rated 01 Oct 2008
erusielerusiel
Rated 01 Nov 2008
61
36th
It starts out fun, with a typical Western plot featuring great actors. However, the second, romantic plot causes the film to fizzle: during the last third of the film, everyone is standing around wondering what to do.
Rated 01 Nov 2008
monsterMonster
Rated 06 Jun 2009
85
73rd
O melhor western dessa década, ao lado de "3:10 to Yuma".
Rated 06 Jun 2009
teknicolorteknicolor
Rated 31 May 2009
50
37th
Some good chemistry between Harris and Mortensen, but overall a drab script with a few amusing interludes. p.s. why do people even cast Zellweger in movies anymore??
Rated 31 May 2009
cerebrusCerebrus
Rated 02 Nov 2008
50
26th
For the first hour and thirty minutes the only real pleasure is the excellent interplay between Harris, Mortensen, and Irons. Only in the last ten minutes or so does it add up to the epic, tragic tone Harris was shooting for the entire time.
Rated 02 Nov 2008
matthew_parkinsonMatthew Parkinson
Rated 06 Feb 2011
60
62nd
Appaloosa had its problems, but it also had moments of real brilliance. The main story was entertaining enough, and if the majority, (or all of it, I wouldn't complain), of the romantic subplot was removed, I wouldn't have felt bored at all. As it is, I was bored, but only during small parts. The ending took a very different perspective that was jarring, and took something away from the rest of the film. I liked Appaloosa enough to give it a recommendation, especially for fans of Western films.
Rated 06 Feb 2011
3names3Names
Rated 04 Oct 2008
79
36th
Of course, you have to see this one for the guys, and the fact that it's the 'Western' to see this year... But, you're gonna have to put a lot of effort into distracting your attention from Renee, though... She almost sinks this one... It's still fun and worth the view...
Rated 04 Oct 2008
videoetronVideoetron
Rated 24 Aug 2020
60
42nd
It felt more like a tv series than a movie, in how the peak of the plot wasn't that high, and burst of anything happening were short and limited. Though it would have fared better for me with a different actress than Zellweger, or gotten rid of the character altogether
Rated 24 Aug 2020
mohkoMohko
Rated 14 Jan 2009
60
45th
First half of the movie is like your basic action western but in the second half it turns into a pretty boring drama.
Rated 14 Jan 2009
lebarLebar
Rated 05 Jan 2009
75
47th
Viggo is great, Ed is good, Renee is disaster...old school western.
Rated 05 Jan 2009
sebbysebby
Rated 09 Jun 2010
30
7th
Man I was so pumped about this one. An Ed Harris Western with Viggo -- fuck, what happened. So boring. Such shitty dialogue. Such crappy editing. I couldn't even make it to the end of this movie. God it sucked.
Rated 09 Jun 2010
dahooverdahoover
Rated 17 Jan 2009
86
70th
Viggo gives an amazing performance, but the movie as a whole underachieves because of the unconvincing love story between Ed Harris and Renee Zellweger. Appaloosa is still a really well made Western it just could have been so much more without Zellweger's terrible performance.
Rated 17 Jan 2009
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 20 Sep 2010
67
57th
I liked Harris and Mortensen here, but still am unsure why anyone would cast Zellweger or how any of the characters actions after they met her make sense.
Rated 20 Sep 2010
djd714Djd714
Rated 07 Feb 2009
100
99th
This is a great movie for lovers of the classic western. Ed harris does a great job directing and staring and Vito is good in his part. an all around fun movie well worth watching
Rated 07 Feb 2009
waldheriWaldheri
Rated 13 Jan 2009
65
38th
Pretty good but not very special.
Rated 13 Jan 2009
moviesky08moviesky08
Rated 24 Mar 2020
75
61st
Ölümden korksaydık kovboy olmazdık. Renee bu filmde adeta bir Eyşan. Kendini akıllı zanneden, geniş Virgil ve ekürisi, bence filmin esas adamı Everett; yoldan çıkmış bir kasabaya yargı dağıtmaya geliyorlar ve olaylar gelişiyor. Müzik, tasarım, kostüm ve görüntü bakımından gösterişli ve akıcı bir modern western örneği.
Rated 24 Mar 2020
braddad68braddad68
Rated 18 Dec 2018
92
65th
It took me a decade to get to this one, but I'm glad I finally did. So few Westerns made these days, and this one is outstanding. Mortensen and Harris did a great job, as did Zellweger and Irons (always a good villain). Subtle comedic moments here and there and the chemistry and banter between the two leading men is genuine.
Rated 18 Dec 2018
confengconfeng
Rated 07 Jul 2010
65
21st
They wasted the good things.
Rated 07 Jul 2010
andaybandayb
Rated 23 Jan 2011
50
27th
Harris' story has some substance, but his directing skills are severely lacking. He seems to have forgotten that nobody likes to see a pussy whipped protagonist, especially as a tough sheriff. Some solid acting from Mortensen and Irons is unfortunately squandered by the uncohesive script, but the finishing blow comes from a horribly miscast and underperforming Zellweger. Good duels, boring movie.
Rated 23 Jan 2011
rthornhillrthornhill
Rated 25 Mar 2009
86
51st
Dialogue was okay, action pretty good, Viggo, Ed and Jeremy were believable in their respective roles. Found Ariadna Gil, Katie, more interesting than Zellwegger's. Western fans will enjoy this, others only if they are fans of the beforementioned actors.
Rated 25 Mar 2009
miss_jesusmiss jesus
Rated 11 Feb 2009
44
27th
The story is unique and entertaining, but there's something missing--the performances never quite come together as engaging. Mortensen is likeable enough, but Harris (despite some deftly contradictory emotional exposition) never comes across as either likeable or fascinating. Irons' character is never explained in any way. There are a few hints here and there about Zellweger, but she never gets to show what she's really about either--we only get the befuddled guesses from the men around her.
Rated 11 Feb 2009
martrynmartryn
Rated 27 Nov 2012
72
57th
A fairly decent Western. Nothing too memorable, but it does a lot to redeem some of the shittier Westerns of recent years.
Rated 27 Nov 2012
croweycrowey
Rated 09 Mar 2022
35
20th
Why did they have to cast Zellweger? ;_;
Rated 09 Mar 2022
prowlerprowler
Rated 03 Apr 2011
39
35th
Lacks the spark of the really great modern Westerns, but it's pretty good in its own right. I'm placing it slightly below Open Range, another old timer's pet project
Rated 03 Apr 2011
tweedaleTweedale
Rated 16 Dec 2009
1
5th
Gahhhh
Rated 16 Dec 2009
fenixdownfenixdown
Rated 31 May 2019
79
70th
Real good.
Rated 31 May 2019
adrianavbadrianavb
Rated 04 May 2011
60
53rd
Mortensen is the best thing in this film. Great cinematography!
Rated 04 May 2011
westknifewestknife
Rated 22 Jan 2009
55
21st
I never really liked Ed Harris as an actor, and while I haven't seen Pollock, this film doesn't really vouch for him as a director. It didn't do anything I haven't seen a million times before in other Western movies. Jeremy Irons was pretty good as the villain, Mortensen wasn't bad either. I thought the music in particular was very cheesy, made the whole thing seem like a TV movie. A good, well-produced TV movie, but still.
Rated 22 Jan 2009
nothingsgoodNothingsGood
Rated 28 Mar 2011
20
10th
Ed Harris directed this poor attempt at a modern western starring Rene Zelwegger in her absolute worst performance ever.
Rated 28 Mar 2011
ytadelYtadel
Rated 06 Oct 2008
3
28th
Viggo Mortensen telegraphs gravitas like none other, but the movie struggles to coalesce around a narrative and feels a lot longer than it is; it's paced like a snail.
Rated 06 Oct 2008
gursuGursu
Rated 31 Jul 2009
4
47th
Mortensen and Harris are cool enough and have lines cool enough to make this enjoyable.
Rated 31 Jul 2009
mentaculusMentaculus
Rated 31 Jul 2009
73
59th
Sometimes a comedy, sometimes a romance ~ but mostly a bromance, with a Western (is it even a genre anymore?) backdrop. I loved the meandering pace, and what Viggo, Harris and Irons give to their scenes. But I think this validates my hatred of Zellweger, whose acting and waxy features are even more despicable than the character she portrays.
Rated 31 Jul 2009
gor41gor41
Rated 22 Mar 2009
66
20th
Solid if unremarkable western with Mortensen carrying away acting honors from a strong cast.
Rated 22 Mar 2009
kafka1325kafka1325
Rated 13 Jan 2009
57
44th
It's been interesting too see this actors how they do together in the role of westerns...but it was shame that was only that in this....
Rated 13 Jan 2009
paxtonPaxton
Rated 21 Feb 2012
70
65th
Faithful to the book, Viggo kicks all kinds in this one.
Rated 21 Feb 2012
cpatrickcpatrick
Rated 12 Feb 2009
82
15th
Ed Harris and Viggo Mortenson did a nice job and made the film decent, but Renee Zellwegger was annoying as usual. The story started out promising, got boring, picked up steam, got boring again, and finally became slightly interesting again in the end. But ultimately this 2 hour movie ended up feeling like 4 hours.
Rated 12 Feb 2009
misterlizardmisterlizard
Rated 31 Dec 2012
50
52nd
Watchable Western buddy movie, with a great relationship between Harris and Mortensen (mostly carried by Mortensen). The story has its moments, but at least 30 mins of this should have been left on the edit room floor. It really seems to drag at certain moments. Harris's dull direction doesn't help much. Should have been much better than it was.
Rated 31 Dec 2012
empiremagempiremag
Rated 31 Mar 2009
3
40th
"Hardly a fresh perspective on genre traditions, it's still got the performances and glorious landscapes to win you over."
Rated 31 Mar 2009
anselmi86Anselmi86
Rated 04 Aug 2009
44
17th
The story is dull, the acting stale and the directing by Ed Harris is simply boring. I couldn't really bring myself to care about any of the characters. Great costumes and set pieces though.
Rated 04 Aug 2009
hobbeszHobbesZ
Rated 06 Jan 2012
45
20th
Good movie until the chick shows up and Ed Harris starts acting like a giant wussy
Rated 06 Jan 2012
dst7175dst7175
Rated 28 Jan 2009
36
24th
Very boring. Western with very little action.
Rated 28 Jan 2009
slantmagSlantMag
Rated 26 Oct 2011
20
41st
"While he thankfully avoids the actor-filmmaker avenger fantasies of The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, Harris doesn't have the genre chops to fill Appaloosa's empty spaces." - Fernando F. Croce
Rated 26 Oct 2011
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 21 Sep 2009
65
73rd
Good film.
Rated 21 Sep 2009
cagedwisdomcagedwisdom
Rated 10 Mar 2009
75
65th
Pleasantly surprising. A perfectly competent western; it feels like a classic western, it looks like a classic western, and it still feels fresh, mainly due to the very well written and occasionally witty dialog. The acting is solid (Zellweger notwithstanding), particularly by Harris and Mortensen, and while the main plot is pretty predictable and linear the love story is actually pretty unique in many ways. Enjoyable at the very least.
Rated 10 Mar 2009
rossRoss
Rated 08 Mar 2011
40
31st
This is an amazing cast, but a very forgettable film.
Rated 08 Mar 2011
armondwhiteArmondWhite
Rated 27 Dec 2010
1
0th
Appaloosa demonstrates a better sense of history than Paul Thomas Anderson's hysterical There Will Be Blood. But Harris isn't a good enough director; he loses the mythical air that drives home a great Western's point.
Rated 27 Dec 2010
jebJeb
Rated 01 Oct 2008
75
57th
A pretty good Western with some minor flaws.
Rated 01 Oct 2008
big_lemonsBig Lemons
Rated 09 Oct 2008
80
43rd
An actor's film. It flows past at a meandering pace, allowing us to enjoy its qualities, but doesn't beg for repeat viewings.
Rated 09 Oct 2008
ecitizeneCitizen
Rated 03 Dec 2012
50
49th
Great cast with Ed Harris, Viggo Mortensen and Renee Zellweger. Acting was good and fitting for an old west period movie. The story frequently straddled the line between good and bad, so the unpredictable was around every corner. The love story was stained and perplexing at times.
Rated 03 Dec 2012
qmiller32qmiller32
Rated 11 Oct 2015
80
37th
A solid Western that never intends to be much more than that. Which is totally fine with me.
Rated 11 Oct 2015
woozybWoozyB
Rated 08 Sep 2009
75
45th
Following the trend of the 'realistic and gritty' western that started sometime with Unforgiven, it's good, but unevenly paced and told (especially with Zelweger's character). Almost great, but not quite.
Rated 08 Sep 2009
caocaocaocao
Rated 07 Oct 2008
77
90th
What starts out as a well made Western by the numbers slowly dissolves to become background to an interesting story about the bonds of friendship. Zellweger was the weakness here but all in all a strong showing by Ed Harris at the helm.
Rated 07 Oct 2008
bmuniseBmunise
Rated 18 Dec 2008
90
38th
This film has some truly terrific moments brought about by well-developed characters played by accomplished actors. Unfortunately, these terrific moments are partitioned by boredom and loss of momentum. This is a 2 hour movie that contains 60-70 minutes of worthwhile film.
Rated 18 Dec 2008
jordanligejordanlige
Rated 02 Nov 2009
100
51st
good western 10 out of 10
Rated 02 Nov 2009
icebloxiceblox
Rated 10 Oct 2008
45
16th
Dragging, boring "Western" with stone-faced characters. I also must say that I take exception to the careless use of swear words like "shit" and "fuck" in this, which were never a part of the common English usage during the times the movie was set in, 1882. Oh, and did I mention that Renée Zellweger has started to look ugly as hell?
Rated 10 Oct 2008
davidkahaneDavidKahane
Rated 25 May 2009
67
45th
In the vernacular of modern westerns, Appaloosa is less revisionist and more of sturdy exercise in the familiar elements of the genre. That's not necessarily a bad thing, especially when the movie is focused on the interplay between Harris and Mortensen. There are some gimmicky elements of that, but generally they work together with a warm rapport. The plot holds few surprises and is as quickly forgettable as any number of the westerns churned out during the studio system heyday.
Rated 25 May 2009
wwallce4prezWWallce4prez
Rated 19 Jun 2011
45
10th
Ed Harris needs to stay in front of the camera. The three male leads were entertaining to some degree, but none of the characters had enough motivation or back-story to make any sense. The uncharacteristically bad Zellweger performance was cringe-inducing. Irons makes a good bad guy and the shootouts were well staged and believable...so points there. Where did the last 10 minutes come from? Completely did not fit the rest of the film.
Rated 19 Jun 2011

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