Appaloosa starts off well with an interesting and believable premise: a partnership between two lawmen, long on integrity and courage, who come to a town to rid it of lawless scum.
The plot begins to derail, however, when Renee Zellinger steps off the train. I'm sorry but I find it hard to believe that anyone would be enthralled by old squinty eyes. Then, her character is completely ridiculous. Supposedly refined but ready to hop in bed with any male within an arms length.
The film does stay on course when Jeffrey Iron's villain is captured for murder and then escapes with the help of two guns-for-hire. The movie completely unravels, however, when Irons receives a presidential pardon (are you kidding me!) and the becomes a refined business man (thereby losing the edge that made him at least somewhat interesting).
Appaloosa then simply meanders on pointlessly for the last half an hour until suddenly, Viggo's character decides out of nowhere to engage Irons in a showdown and kills him. I am admittedly unfamiliar with the book which was the source of this movie but I can't believe it made this little sense.
Sorry, if you are looking for the next great western, keep on looking.
The plot begins to derail, however, when Renee Zellinger steps off the train. I'm sorry but I find it hard to believe that anyone would be enthralled by old squinty eyes. Then, her character is completely ridiculous. Supposedly refined but ready to hop in bed with any male within an arms length.
The film does stay on course when Jeffrey Iron's villain is captured for murder and then escapes with the help of two guns-for-hire. The movie completely unravels, however, when Irons receives a presidential pardon (are you kidding me!) and the becomes a refined business man (thereby losing the edge that made him at least somewhat interesting).
Appaloosa then simply meanders on pointlessly for the last half an hour until suddenly, Viggo's character decides out of nowhere to engage Irons in a showdown and kills him. I am admittedly unfamiliar with the book which was the source of this movie but I can't believe it made this little sense.
Sorry, if you are looking for the next great western, keep on looking.
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