MovieChat Forums > Open Range (2003) Discussion > Admit it. This movie was horrendous

Admit it. This movie was horrendous

posted 14 years ago by stuert2343
46 replies | jump to latest

A spittable, a forgettable, an embarrassment to the Western genre. Did i accidentally watch BrokeBack Mountain(but the somewhat less gay version) instead?

Robert Duvall did not fit in this movie at all. He's usually decent in thrillers'/mafia/father type roles, but he was just a decoy, a wooden broken down old fart trying to make a buck.

Kostner was fine, but the lack of story telling/everything just being poured out/lack of direction/sub-par cinematography/average acting/careless and dull story progression/no moral/no nothing/lifeless characters/ a forgettable script that a 14 year old can come up with and receiving it an undeserving 7.6 is just beyond me.

But really... few guys wearing KuKluxKlan masks are stealing some cows and Boss and Kostner take revenge and then everything becomes happy go lucky? Is this really what i watched for 135 minutes? They should rename this movie to Oh Boss, What Shalth Approach Us and put it somewhere in the emo genre.

Aside from the semi-entertaining shooting in the near ending, this movie was just abysmal. And i loved how it tries so hard with the "lightning storms" to copy Unforgiven's style. Don't even get me started when that 40'ish year old broad gave the necklace to Kostner, i almost cracked my LCD monitor. Really wish i could have 2 hours of my life back.

[–] Captain_Augustus_McCrae 12 years ago

OP is a typical "bomb-throwing", shyte-stirring troll, here to muddy the waters and piss people off. That is a substitute for sex in troll-world.

"It ain't dying I'm talking about, it's LIVING!"
Captain Augustus McCrae

[–] montrossboc-1 11 years ago

Made my top 10 Westerns list

Short Cut, Draw Blood

[–] 11 years ago

[deleted]

[–] spookyrat1 11 years ago

...an embarrassment to the Western genre.

Given your rant I'm not sure how I'd take your ornaments to the Western genre.

This is a wonderful addition to the Western genre IMO.

Costner and Duvall establish a terrific chemistry and the low key romance played out between Charlie and Bening's Sue hits the perfect note. Supporting roles are filled admirably and the extended gunfight in the end is truly suspenseful and exciting. The location scenery only enhances and adds lustre to the themes of unfettered access to wide open spaces and unrestricted freedom of choices running throughout the film.

[–] lisajohn-4 9 years ago

Admit it OP. You are a retarded troll. None of your statements hold the slightest amount of water. Go back to your video game forums.
Costner (not Kostner......spell-check is your friend) is possibly the last film-maker that can assemble a truly memorable western, as he is a student of the genre.
Any idiot can play the critic. If you can author a better film, then go for it. I'll be happy to give you notes.

[–] 9 years ago

[deleted]

[–] bainz 8 years ago

I somewhat agree...it was pretty boring. I mean compared to the 3:10 to Yuma remake in 2007 this movie doesn't hold up at all.

[–] 8 years ago

[deleted]