Review: Gritty "Appaloosa" gives real sense of life in the Old West

Thursday, October 9, 2008

"Appaloosa" continues in the modern tradition of serious westerns tearing away at myths and exploring the gritty reality of our past. Though I don't believe "Appaloosa" is the "first Oscar caliber film of the season," as its ads want to promote, I do say that "Appaloosa" is a really good western, and with the quantity of bad to terrible films filling our screens lately, it is the best film of the season, so far.

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