They had me when I heard the title, and the still from the movie above is more or less what I imagined I would see in "Cowboys & Aliens." While there are fascinating encounters between the two worlds, what we have here is a largely successful blend of mostly Western with sci-fi themes. We have the stranger come to town, who is an amnesiac with Ninja reflexes, a local strong man, the straight-arrow sheriff, a mysterious woman, a gang of thieves, and marauding Indians, all of whom must uneasily unite in the face of an evil alien invasion. The playout is exciting and fun in the way only special-effects-heavy comic book fantasy movies can be, but also satisfying in the way only a good old-fashioned Western can be. Harrison Ford and especially Daniel Craig are superb in their roles, and director Jon Favreau does a masterful job emulating and juggling the cinematic genres, and keeps it gritty.
Friday, July 29, 2011
Cowboys & Aliens ***
They had me when I heard the title, and the still from the movie above is more or less what I imagined I would see in "Cowboys & Aliens." While there are fascinating encounters between the two worlds, what we have here is a largely successful blend of mostly Western with sci-fi themes. We have the stranger come to town, who is an amnesiac with Ninja reflexes, a local strong man, the straight-arrow sheriff, a mysterious woman, a gang of thieves, and marauding Indians, all of whom must uneasily unite in the face of an evil alien invasion. The playout is exciting and fun in the way only special-effects-heavy comic book fantasy movies can be, but also satisfying in the way only a good old-fashioned Western can be. Harrison Ford and especially Daniel Craig are superb in their roles, and director Jon Favreau does a masterful job emulating and juggling the cinematic genres, and keeps it gritty.
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