The Telescope

Issue Date: 10/6/08

'Appaloosa' puts audience to sleep

By Kelley Foyt

The scenes are incredibly detailed and mapped out, with details covering everything down to what looked like handwritten signs posted on each of the buildings. The vast landscape that the characters travel through really gives a sense of what it must have looked like in New Mexico in the late 1800s.

The costumes were era-appropriate and meticulously detailed. Virgil and Everett's badges stood out on their vests throughout the movie, and Allie's dresses were eye catching and unique.

Most critics have positively reviewed "Appaloosa." From a college student's perspective, it could have been executed differently in order to leave the viewer with a more memorable feeling of the movie.

Overall, "Appaloosa" was lacking the "extra something" to draw viewers in. The movie is just under two hours, but the film leaves viewers squirming in their seats and constantly checking the time.

Western movies are typically all very similar. People expect to see some level of action, which is sorely lacking in "Appaloosa." There are only about three scenes with guns (excluding the two dozen or so that involve someone polishing a gun) and there are zero involving dramatic horse chases or train escapades.

My recommendation? Wait to see it until you can rent it, unless you absolutely have to experience the surround sound hoof beats and gunshots.

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