Appaloosa bridges the gap between the old-fashioned Westerns from Hollywood’s distant past and the revisionist oaters that have been in vogue for the last half-century.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 2, 2024

The film tells an undemanding story, with heroes and villains well-defined, simple even, but described with enough personality to keep them fascinating.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 20, 2024

It's more Harris's attention to dialogue, character and the film's overall production design that makes the film so memorable.

| Original Score: 3.0/4.0 | Sep 2, 2020

The story is just not strong enough to carry the entire movie.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jun 6, 2019

The film neatly blends short, brutal violence with a surprisingly traditional visual take on the classic western.

| Original Score: 8/10 | May 17, 2019

The requisite standoffs and shootouts make this one tense film, but the mood is frequently lightened with a generous dose of surprising humor.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Dec 13, 2018

Really, it's like watching three amigos passing the time of day in New Mexico while waiting for a call from Cronenberg.

| Dec 27, 2017

A droll Western with an odd romantic triangle.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 3, 2011

Old-fashioned Western features great performances.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 18, 2010

old-fashioned but simple and effective entertainment

| Original Score: 6/10 | Dec 17, 2009

A dusty, old-fashioned Western with a dusty, old-fashioned vibe. You can all but smell the saddle soap as the story unfolds.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 27, 2009

There's considerable pleasure in its respect for the undramatic. It doesn't go where you'd expect...

| Original Score: B | Jun 7, 2009

True, the film is a little long, and it loses momentum at one stage, but generally speaking this is a most enjoyable return to what was once the cinema's most popular genre.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 13, 2009

Viggo Mortensen is a trustworthy ally in the project, an actor whose extraordinary range enables him to move his performance along the scale from 0 to 100 at will.

| Mar 11, 2009

Wearing not only his actor's lawman hat, but also that of director and co-screenwriter, Ed Harris delivers a splendid film, filled with nuances, complexities and substance

| Mar 11, 2009

Brush away the dust and you'll find a sense of nostalgia and romanticism about lost American values and altered social hierarchies.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 6, 2009

Harris has made himself a reputation as a mark of quality...Like Pollack, Appaloosa has the best of both worlds, with Harris both in front of and behind the camera. [Blu-ray]

| Original Score: 3/4 | Feb 15, 2009

Nothing new or groundbreaking here, just a lot of talented people coming together for a well-made and entertaining Western.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 14, 2009

...provides enough variety to keep the heart, mind, and adrenaline on alert.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jan 9, 2009

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.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 5, 2008