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(1 - 33) of 33 OFCS Rating: 67% Fresh Page   1   "It is as though Harris could not decide whether he was making the classic western of his boyhood dreams, or merely a pastiche of it. The result, falling somewhere between the two, ends up being neither here nor there."   Little White Lies   Anton Bitel 3.5/5 "Actor turned filmmaker Ed Harris wants to go back to the days of simple sagebrush storytelling, and with one major exception, everything he does...is nothing short of brilliant."   PopMatters   Bill Gibron B+ "Harris's adoration for the genre is clear, and his Appaloosa is a fine addition to a growing list of neo-westerns incorporating a respectful tone, ideal aim of violence, and heartfelt observation all in the same breath."   BrianOrndorf.com   Brian Orndorf 7/10 ""Appaloosa" doesn´t re-invent the Western, and thank goodness for that."   DVDTown.com   Christopher Long 3/5 "too authentic to be populist, yet too familiar to transcend the genre and hang with the bona fide classics."   Filmcritic.com   Christopher Null B "Jeremy Irons is miscast as the film's politically driven baddie, but the easy rapport between Harris and Mortensen more than compensates for the minor misstep."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey B+ "No ordinary oater."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 1.5/4 "These days, westerns are a dying breed, uncommonly found in multiplexes. Appaloosa is the latest reason why."   DustinPutman.com   Dustin Putman A- "Can Ed Harris, of all people, save the Western for this generation?"   FilmJerk.com   Edward Havens B "Vastly entertaining in the old-fashioned ways: fun story, fun characters, fun everything."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 3/4 "The bullets may not be comparable to the Yuma remake or Kevin Costner's underrated Open Range, but the men holding the guns are still the same. So what if they're just a little bit different?"   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress 2/4 "While he thankfully avoids the actor-filmmaker avenger fantasies of The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, Harris doesn't have the genre chops to fill Appaloosa's empty spaces."   Slant Magazine   Fernando F. Croce B- "Takes the old western conventions and juggles them in very odd but mostly satisfying ways."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/4 "There's a refreshing vein of understated humor running throughout the production. It's neither forced nor unnatural and it keeps things from becoming too somber, even when the bullets start flying."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3/5 "The film is more trenchant character study than thrilling showdown, and it confounds as many generic expectations as it fulfills."   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 7/10 "...provides enough variety to keep the heart, mind, and adrenaline on alert."   DVDTown.com   John J. Puccio "The various symbols never coalesce into metaphor so much as they stand stagnant and hollow at the edges of the frame."   UGO   Keith Uhlich B "...modern in its playfulness while never seeming not of its period. Harris and Mortensen are good enough together to warrant another adventure."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 1/4 "It's both dull and preposterous, which neither Dean Semler's somberly handsome score nor Jeff Beals' pushy, cornball score does anything to ameliorate."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh 6/10 "A fine cast produces a surprisingly low-key outing. It sports a plot like a Western from 45 years ago, but pacing familiar from LONESOME DOVE."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Mark R. Leeper 4/5 "Plays on conventions so smoothly that we're never distracted from the ride."   Film Threat   Matthew Sorrento 3/4 "Nothing new or groundbreaking here, just a lot of talented people coming together for a well-made and entertaining Western."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan 3/5 "Uma produção correta e que prende a atenção especialmente graças à dinâmica entre Harris e Mortensen, mas que, no fim das contas, não exibe nada que a torne diferente do convencional."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca 4/5 " Harris proves that there is still some life yet in a genre that has essentially been left for dead for nearly four decades at this point."   eFilmCritic.com   Peter Sobczynski 4/5 "While there's nothing particularly original about the plot, the characters and the way they interact with each other are strikingly played"   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline 4/5 "There's considerable pleasure in Appaloosa's respect for the undramatic. It doesn't go where you'd expect..."   eFilmCritic.com   Rob Gonsalves C+ "The parts of it that work, work very well... so much so in fact that the parts which don't simply can't keep up."   Flipside Movie Emporium   Rob Vaux B "The film's subtle humor and detailed character studies reflect careful attention to detail and superb craftsmanship."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten 6/10 "Luscious enough photography and fun to watch, "Appaloosa" brings nothing new to the table. As a collection of things that have been done before who will watch it over the originals?"   Monsters and Critics   Ron Wilkinson 4/10 "Sometimes Appaloosa seems bent on exploiting the standard cliches of the western genre ...while at others it seems striving to be a modernist update full of ambiguity ..."   Playback:stl   Sarah Boslaugh B "... a well-told, thoroughly enjoyable and refreshingly direct buddy Western, and that's more than enough."   Seattle Post-Intelligencer   Sean Axmaker 8/10 "Ed Harris and Viggo Mortensen have mastered the art of subtle communication, amplifying the believability of their relationship in this ruggedly male bonding tale."   SSG Syndicate   Susan Granger 1/4 "Ed Harris' howler of a vanity piece."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw  (1 - 33) of 33 OFCS Rating: 67% Fresh Page   1