The title really says it all doesn’t it? Almost as plain as when Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction, Unbreakable, Jumper, Lakeview Terrace) introduced Snakes on a Plane (2006) “It’s about snakes …… on a plane.” Enough said. Well, Cowboys & Aliens (2011) is just that easy as well. It’s about cowboys …… and aliens. What a fun idea. I always figured the aliens didn’t come to earth until they crashed in Roswell, New Mexico in 1947. I mean sure maybe they did a few fly-bys to check things out but that was really all. I never once thought about them coming during the old west.
Jon Favreau (Iron Man, Zathura, Elf, Made) is quickly becoming a favorite of mine as a director, writer, producer and actor. I am really liking the things he is doing, both in front of and behind the camera. He directed Cowboys & Aliens. It probably helped that he had an awesome cast to work with. They all did a great job.
Daniel Craig (Quantum of Solace, Munich, Dream House) is excellent, he plays Jake Lonergan. This is my favorite role I have seen him in. Harrison Ford (Hanover Street, Blade Runner, Witness, Firewall) is well, Harrison Ford. When is he not fun to watch? It isn’t very often we get to see him as a bad guy. He is a bit of a bad guy in this one. Not nearly as bad as he was in What Lies Beneath (2000) but still a little bit of a mean tough guy. Olivia Wilde (The Change-Up, Tron: Legacy, Year One) is gorgeous, and her performance was wonderful as well. I really liked all of the other characters as well. Too many to go on about. Adam Beach (Smoke Signals, Windtalkers, Flags of Our Fathers) as Nat, Sam Rockwell (Moon, The Green Mile, Iron Man 2) as Doc, etc. etc. etc.
Anyway, moving on, the aliens reminded me of the vampires on Priest (2011) very creepy and weird. Almost as good as the aliens in Alien (1979) yea, they reminded me of those ones as well. The Alien aliens are, after all, the best aliens. Aren’t they? Still Cowboys & Aliens is a fun, entertaining movie and worth watching.
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