Appaloosa

Plot:

1882, New Mexico Territory. Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch are itinerant lawmen, hired by desperate towns as marshal and deputy. The city fathers of Appaloosa hire them after Randall Bragg, a newly-arrived rancher with money and a gang of thugs, disrupts commerce and kills three local lawmen. Cole and Hitch contrive to arrest Bragg and bring him to trial, but hanging him proves difficult. Meanwhile, a widow has arrived in town, Allison French, pretty, refined, and good-natured. Virgil falls hard, and it seems mutual, but there may be more to Allie than meets the eye. Can friendship and skill with a gun overcome a pernicious villain and green-eyed jealousy?

Review:

Western movies are hard to come by these days but when they do they're usually pretty good. This one is somewhere in the middle. Good performances from Ed Harris and Viggo in this one but the slow pace is a bit frustrating. Especially with the fast gunfight at the start of this one. The best parts of this movie are in the action/gun fight sequences. Sadly they only last 10-15 seconds each. Worst part of this movie is Renee Zel-lemoface-welger. She's terrible in this and I can't stand her. Other than that, if you can get over the slow pace you'll probably enjoy this flick.

Rating: 3/5