This movie was a headache-inducing combination of dull and annoying.
It could be the fact that I find Daniel Craig a little... what's the word I'm looking for... fugly?
Or maybe it's just that I'm pretty tired of Harrison Ford for no real reason other than an interview on Conan that was completely devoid of direction or charm.
However, I'd say the most likely reason I didn't enjoy Cowboys and Aliens is because it seemed like it was trying to be some type of trendy, hip update on the western, but then it wasn't. I saw weak copies of character types and appearances from both Rango and True Grit (in fact, I read in EW that the costume designer actually used fabrics from True Grit for this film), but Cowboys and Aliens had nothing on either of those movies, despite the budget and the talent involved.
I guess I was glad it wasn't a sequel to anything, and it wasn't another insufferably banal superhero movie. However, being glad a bad movie isn't another type of bad movie doesn't make it good. The only points it gets in my book is the horrifying ugliness of the aliens. NOT. ENOUGH.
Blah.
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Meh... I agree with you on the movie despite all the raving I did after seeing the previews.
ReplyDeleteLong and dragged out plot that was somewhat torturous to sit through. It wasn't the worst movie out there, but it had, at least, some entertainment value to it.
Also, YES! Harrison Ford is a drone! He has absolutely no emotion or character off screen. All his interviews are painful to sit through.
A drone. Best description ever!
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