Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Viggo MortensenEverett Hitch
- Ed HarrisVirgil Cole
- Renée ZellwegerAllie
- Jeremy IronsRandall Bragg
- Timothy SpallPhil Olson
- James GammonEarl May
- Luce RainsDean
- Lance HenriksenRing Shelton
- Timothy V. MurphyVince
- Robert JaureguiMarshall Jack Bell
Recommendations
- 88
Rolling Stone
Appaloosa is gripping entertainment that keeps springing surprises. - 80
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. - 70
Village Voice
Harris and his collaborators are playing it straight with a timeless male fantasy--horse, hat, six-shooter--a traditional approach that will please moviegoers like my dad and yours. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
A throwback to the age when Westerns were quaint. - 67
The A.V. Club
As with many other mediocre actor-directors, Harris' attention to the performances, including his own fine turn, has cost him in other areas. - 60
The New York Times
The movie's tolerant, good-humored view of its characters drains it of some dramatic intensity, but Mr. Harris seems more interested in piquant, offhand moments than in big, straining confrontations. - 60
Los Angeles Times
The two men collaborate so well, in fact, that the real love match of Appaloosa is between the two of them and no one else. - 50
Variety
Harris' first directorial outing since his impressive and entirely different "Pollock" biopic bears echoes of many genre predecessors, especially Howard Hawks' "Rio Bravo" -- but echoes they remain.
