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32 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversAppaloosa is gripping entertainment that keeps springing surprises.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttA fine dramatic comedy with fresh characters, witty dialogue and a keen interest in how relationships must have developed among frontier folks, tyrannical ranchers, no-nonsense lawmen and -- oh, yes -- the complicated women on that frontier.
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceHarris and his collaborators are playing it straight with a timeless male fantasy--horse, hat, six-shooter--a traditional approach that will please moviegoers like my dad and yours.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanA throwback to the age when Westerns were quaint.
- 67The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasAs with many other mediocre actor-directors, Harris' attention to the performances, including his own fine turn, has cost him in other areas.
- 60The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottThe movie's tolerant, good-humored view of its characters drains it of some dramatic intensity, but Mr. Harris seems more interested in piquant, offhand moments than in big, straining confrontations.
- 60Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranThe two men collaborate so well, in fact, that the real love match of Appaloosa is between the two of them and no one else.
- 50VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyHarris' first directorial outing since his impressive and entirely different "Pollock" biopic bears echoes of many genre predecessors, especially Howard Hawks' "Rio Bravo" -- but echoes they remain.
- 50SalonStephanie ZacharekSalonStephanie ZacharekIf Appaloosa is something to look at, it's also unnecessarily lethargic. Even an intentionally slow-paced picture needs to have its own internal source of energy, and as a filmmaker, Harris can't quite get that motor running.
- 40Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternMannered, episodic and slow.