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DVD ~ Ed Harris
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  • Actors: Ed Harris, Viggo Mortensen, Renée Zellweger, Jeremy Irons, Timothy Spall
  • Directors: Ed Harris
  • Writers: Ed Harris, Robert B. Parker, Robert Knott
  • Producers: Ed Harris, Caldecot Chubb, Candy Trabuco, Ginger Sledge
  • Format: Colour, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: R (Restricted) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
  • Studio: New Line Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: 13 Jan 2009
  • Run Time: 115 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B001LRJH0K
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 150,039 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Ed Harris's Labour of Love., 5 April 2009
By Bob Salter "Sandman" (Wiltshire, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Appaloosa [DVD] [2008] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
"Appaloosa" could in no way be described as a revisionist Western, it is firmly rooted in the old school. And what is wrong with that? The Western has been successful since the silent era and seems to have had a recent mini revival. This film was co directed by Ed Harris who also co wrote the screenplay. He also showed his ability to multi task by taking one of the lead roles. It would certainly appear to be a labour of love for him. This is Harris's second foray into the directors chair after his successful "Pollock" (2000)

The film which has no connection with Marlon Brando's 1966 film "The Appaloosa", is set in New Mexico in 1882 in the fictional town of Appaloosa. The local citizens having witnessed the brutal murder of the town Marshall by the evil Randall Bragg played by Jeremy Irons, hire two lawman to bring law and order to the town. Queue Virgil Cole played by Harris and his reticent partner Everett Hitch played by Viggo Mortenson. Both men are fast with their guns, and they need to be for they are quickly called into action. Hitch has an 8 Guage shotgun which goes everywhere he goes, and is almost like a third character. The dynamics are changed by the arrival of Ally French played by an alluring Renee Zellweger who sets her sights on Cole. Of course things head toward an inevitable showdown with Bragg.

The films central concern is the relationship between the films two main characters. This same fierce loyalty bears great similarities to that fine western "Warlock" (1959) where Henry Fonda and Anthony Quinn also play two lawmen brought to a Western town to restore justice. That films central theme was also the strong bond of friendship between the two main protagonists. Mortenson and Harris worked well together on "A History of Violence" and that teamwork shows in the effective way they develop the on screen friendship. There is a lot of amusing interplay between the two. If you are looking for a film with lots of action then you may find this film a little slow going.

Of the very recent Westerns, alongside Brad Pitts "The assassination etc etc", I feel this is the best, resting as it does on character development rather than all out action. "3.10 to Yuma" was fun but it lost a bit of street cred with Christian Bales one legged hero who could have represented China at the Beijing Olympics. "The Missing" was marred by the silly sorcery bit and "Seraphim Falls" by its bizarre ending. "Appaloosa" deserved a wider release in the UK. It is a very well crafted film which has a consummate eye for period detail even including the glass windows of the period. The cinematography was by the highly respected Australian Dean Semler and it is a credit to him. No it is not a classic in the vein of "The Searchers" or "The Wild Bunch" but it is still a very good film, and I have a feeling it will date better than many of the Oscar and BAFTA winners for 2009. We shall see. For lovers of the Western especially this is an excellent addition to your collection. May the revival continue.

A final tip. Let the credits run and listen to firstly "Scare Easy" by Mudcrutch which is a superb song, then listen to "You'll never Leave my Heart" co written and performed by guess who? Yes the versatile Mr Harris. He is no Johnny Cash but it is pretty good. Enjoy.
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4.0 out of 5 stars enjoyable western , 29 Mar 2009
This review is from: Appaloosa [DVD] [2008] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
after watching "tombstone" with kurt russell ,i have to say this movie was
slighty lacking in the action stakes.ed harris acts & directs his "spurs"
off as marshall virgil & his deputy played by viggo mortensen is equally
good.but i was dissapointed with jeremy irons performace ,what was his accent supposed to be? he spoke english with a southern "twang" on the end of his lines? maybe i missed something,was he a settler from england?
renee zellwegger was "sweet" as ali,but the sort of love interest thing between her & virgil bored me.great scenery & 100 year old train,the apache indians were believable.good gunfights when they happened! & boy there were times when i wanted to shoot jeremy irons for that dodgy accent
but the deputy shot him for me.an enjoyable movie butif you want a gritty
western like me buy"unforgiven" or"tombstone"
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