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Mood:
Atmospheric Rough
Plot:
Best Friends Partners Against Crime Tough Law Enforcer Friendship Crimes Danger Heroes Law Enforcement more...
Genres:
Western
Time/Period:
19th Century Old West
Place:
Small Town
Audience:
Boys' Night
Praise:
Critically Acclaimed
Based on:
Based on Book
Attitudes:
Serious Realistic
Flag:
Mild Violent Content Profanity

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Appaloosa, 2008

Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Renée Zellweger

Directed by: Ed Harris

Written by: Ed Harris

Language: English

Country: USA

Runtime: 115 min

MPAA Rating: R

Rating:6.8

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Appaloosa can be described as atmospheric and rough. The plot revolves around a tough law enforcer, partners against crime, and best friends. The main genre is western. In approach, Appaloosa is serious and realistic. It is set, at least in part, in a small town. It takes place in the Old West and in the 19th century. Appaloosa is based on a book. The movie has received attention for being critically acclaimed. It is well suited for a boys' night. Note that Appaloosa involves mild violent content and profanity.

Summary of Appaloosa

Virgil Cole (Ed Harris) and his longtime friend and partner Everett Hitch (Viggo Mortensen) travel the 1880s Southwest, bringing justice to lawless towns desperate enough to hire them. In the mining town of Appaloosa, malevolent rancher Randall Bragg and his cronies ride roughshod over the frightened citizens. As Cole and Hitch work to end Bragg's reign of terror, an unconventional widow (Renee Zellweger) arrives, complicating the job and threatening their bond.

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Language:	English
Country:	USA
Release date:	17 September 2008
Runtime:	115 min

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Viggo Mortensen

as Everett Hitch

Renée Zellweger

as Allison French

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The Hollywood Reporter

A fine dramatic comedy with fresh characters, witty dialogue and a keen interest in how relationships must have developed among frontier folks, tyrannical ranchers, no-nonsense lawmen and -- oh, yes -- the complicated women on that frontier. Full Review

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by: Kirk Honeycutt

Philadelphia Inquirer

First and last, Appaloosa is the slow-but-sure story of the friendship between Virgil and Everett, one a man of action surprised by emotion, the other a man of emotion surprised by action. Full Review

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by: Carrie Rickey

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This movie severely lacked a focused plot or story and there was absolutely no point or reason in any of the characters' decisions or what happened to them. As a result we didn't really care about what happened in the story because it was mostly... Read and rate it

21.September.2010
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by: Jon Paul
Jon Paul rated this movie0/10

Women seem to always ruin everything in a Western. That's no different in Appaloosa. If Mrs. French (Renee Zellweger) never got off that train in Appaloosa, Marshall Virgil Cole (Ed Harris) and Deputy Everett Hitch would have had no trouble... Read and rate it

04.August.2010
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by: Dan Cassavaugh
Dan Cassavaugh rated this movie0/10

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