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Entertaining, but not much...

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mkuller

In Reply to: RE: "Apaloosa": Leathery cowboys and all women are whores ...... posted by mr grits on October 04, 2008 at 19:06:44

...to it. Written by Robert Parker of Spenser fame - one of my favorite detectives.

Kind of slow with a lot of Parker banter between Harris and Viggo. Think toned down Spenser and Hawk, with less snap and irony. Solid acting on their parts and Jeremy Irons'.

Zellweiger's acting seems kind of strange, especially when she first lands in town.

My biggest disappointment was the cinematography - one of the things that would draw me to the big screen instead of waiting for the DVD - it was grainy and washed out in shades of tan and yellow.

Interesting, not many other choices at the Cineplex.

I'd give it a C+.

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I pretty much agree... - tunenut 17:24:07 10/05/08 (1)
The 2 leads are just fine as the usual laconic tough-as-nails gunfighters. The evilness of the bad guys is established at the first scene, so you know exactly where this is headed.

But it meanders a lot. The climactic gun battles are rather short and anti-climactic. A movie like this is such a known quantity for anyone who's grown up with the movies, there should be a visceral thrill when it all goes down. And there wasn't much of one. As far as well written dialog, it's not terrible, but a single episode of Deadwood beats it handily. The leads are good though. Worth seeing for them.
- Meandering is Parker's writing style - read Spenser, they're bettter...(nt) - mkuller 17:36:54 10/05/08 (0)
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