Director: Jon Favreau
Cast: Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde, Sam Rockwell, Adam Beach, Paul Dano, Noah Ringer
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Length: 118 minutesBuy on Amazon!
Cowboys
and Aliens feels like a worlds collide type of film. The western meets
science fiction, Indiana Jones meets James Bond, and cowboys battle
aliens – this film has the potential to be seriously entertaining, and
at times it is just that, but its attempts to make a more serious
character driven movie fall flat.
All things considered, Cowboys and Aliens is well acted (by most of the cast), it has a good amount of action film related humor and one-liners, and its action scenes will keep you on the edge of your seat. This is a film with a mostly great cast, a great premise, and a great mash-up of genres that had all the marks for being a success, but unfortunately it falls well short of the mark.
All things considered, Cowboys and Aliens is well acted (by most of the cast), it has a good amount of action film related humor and one-liners, and its action scenes will keep you on the edge of your seat. This is a film with a mostly great cast, a great premise, and a great mash-up of genres that had all the marks for being a success, but unfortunately it falls well short of the mark.
