Cubussoli Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

TrueJoshNight Truly Dreadful Film

Steineded How sad is this?

BoardChiri Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

James McDermott This is a beautifully shot movie, the scenery is sublime it truly does take you away. The story is a simple tried and tested formula good guys trying to get on with their life bad guy throwing his weight and power around and drive them off.It does capture the flavour of that time and decent attention to detail. I've watched this movie a few times and watched it on DVD with directors commentary which a rarely do, there one thing that Costner said at the end of the commentary something along the lines of " if this is the last film I ever make then I'm quite happy with that and I mean that sincerely " I might not be quoting exactly but it sat with me as it was heartfelt. He knows he made a good job of this movie and I for one am glad he made it.The gunfight at the end is one of the best you'll see in a western albeit infinite ammo time, it's well orchestrated and encompasses the whole town, eventually the townsfolk grow a backbone and get involved, just epic.

WubsTheFadger Short and Simple Review by WubsTheFadgerFirst off, the story is very simple. Some free range cattle farmers are told to leave because the owner of the land doesn't want these filthy free folk on his land. Things turn violent when the farmers want to settle things diplomatically. The story is told in a very slow fashion but is extremely powerful.The acting is the best part about the film. Kevin Costner delivers a stunning performance as a man torn between what he truly is and what he want to become. Michael Jeter also delivers an amazing performance. Robert Duvall, Annette Bening, Michael Gambon, Abraham Benrubi, and Diego Luna also perform well.The pacing is very slow until the end. The film wants us to connect and study the characters as real people. But the pacing can be seen as slow nonetheless. Also the runtime is overlong. Pros: Simple story, great ending, amazing performance by Kevin Costner and Michael Jeter, good acting, and great character studiesCons: Very slow pacing and an overlong runtimeOverall Rating: 8.4

Richie-67-485852 Now this is a western as it should be and was. I remember seeing this on the big screen when it first came out. The draw? Costner & Duval doing a Western. What's not to like? Well I was right. Very enjoyable even flowing and unfolding story line that pleases and teases while exposing us to beautiful scenes and vistas. It has all the Western ingredients like shoot-em ups, cattle, horses, "open range", saloon and good versus evil just to name some. It also adds one of my favorites which is filming in the rain and storm (real or not) as it just lends credibility and atmosphere not to mention real life as it was in the rough wild West. Plenty a guns a blazing keep us on the edge with plenty of bad guys to catch bullets and comeuppance. Good movie to eat dinner while watching. Highly recommend a snack and tasty drink. Popcorn, sunflower seeds is very compatible and of course some good beef jerky if you really want to go the distance. This movie adds up to a worthy ten. Mount up and lets ride....

Leofwine_draca Some people say the western is dead, but I disagree; once in a while a good one comes along and shakes up people's opinions and generally impresses everybody. The last time was UNFORGIVEN, now it's Costner's OPEN RANGE, which is not up to the level of Eastwood's movie but is still generally pretty good. The biggest problem is the pacing, which is quite slow, but then for somebody who sat through THE POSTMAN, it seemed to go by pretty quick. Not much to say about this really, other than the scenery, the camera-work, and the music are all excellent, and the subdued acting from the cast is fine – with the exception of villain Michael Gambon, who is anything but subdued when he chews the scenery. I still ended up feeling sorry for him though. Costner is definitely on the back-burner here, giving all the major dramatics to buddy Robert Duvall, who is doing very well for a guy who must be about 110 by now. Then again he always looked old.I usually hate Annette Bening but she was excellent here as the love interest, whilst Abraham Benrubi has a small but pivotal role as a fellow cow poke and makes it really sympathetic. The script is intelligent and, although adding nothing new to the genre – at the heart this is a simple revenge story – keeps you interested throughout. Things (eventually) pick up for the hair-raising shoot-out at the end, which makes very good use indeed of loud gunshots and surprising stunts, so is definitely worth waiting for. All in all a good, solid addition to the genre.