Appaloosa

A typical western, there are the bad guys, the good guys, and your leading lady. There is the pub bar fights, the showdowns, the horses, and the amazing scenery.

Appaloosa is the story of two men, the Sheriff, Virgil Cole (Ed Harris) and his Deputy, Everett Hitch (Viggo Mortensen). They come into the small, quiet, seemingly peaceful town of Appaloosa to replace the Sheriff and his Deputy who had been murdered. This seemingly peaceful town is actually a town run through fear of Braggs gang of rugged cowboys. Virgil and Everett are strong, knowledgeble leader-like men. The first thing they do as the sheriff and Debuty of Appaloosa is to go into the pub and take care of a few of Braggs drunk, roudy men. Right then and there we know that Virgil and Everett are not only good at what they do, but they mean business.

Not long into the movie we meet our western's leading lady, Allison French (Renee' Zellweger). She instantly falls in "love" with Virgil Cole, but sadly enough falls in lust with nearly every other man who gives her attention. She constantly needs to be "with" a man. Eventually Virgil becomes ok with this, meaning he is not going to be the one to leave her.

This movie is about friendship, about what is right, about rules, about trust, but mostly about the wild west.

Of course, as in every western, it ends with the cowboy riding off into the sunset.

3 out of 5 stars.