September 17, 2006

One of the most underrated movies of the decade?


“Men are gonna get killed here today, Sue, and I'm gonna kill 'em.”


It still amazes me that this movie didn't catch on with Oscar at all. What exactly didn't they like? The grandeur? The photography? The sets and costumes? The dialogue? The acting? Because that's all there in spades.

And I still say the shootout towards the end is one of the finest ever put to film. And for whatever reason, Open Range is one of the only westerns that I have seen that I don't wanna rip my hair out while watching. Shame.

2 comments:

Emma said...

I love this movie!

John T said...

I actually couldn't stand this movie (I think it was my open hatred of Costner).