Click to read the article
Open Range (2003)
Runtime: 2 hrs 19 mins
Synopsis: Academy-Award® winning director Kevin Costner ("Dances with Wolves") helms this traditional Western tale of a way of life that is quickly disappearing. Boss Spearman (ROBERT DUVALL), Charley Waite (KEVIN COSTNER), Mose Harrison (ABRAHAM BENRUBI) and "Button" (DIEGO LUNA)... Academy-Award® winning director Kevin Costner ("Dances with Wolves") helms this traditional Western tale of a way of life that is quickly disappearing. Boss Spearman (ROBERT DUVALL), Charley Waite (KEVIN COSTNER), Mose Harrison (ABRAHAM BENRUBI) and "Button" (DIEGO LUNA) freegraze their cattle across the vast prairies of the West, sharing a friendship forged by a steadfast code of honor and living a life unencumbered by civilization. When their wayward herd forces them near the small town of Harmonville, the cowboys encounter a corrupt Sheriff (JAMES RUSSO) and kingpin rancher (MICHAEL GAMBON) who govern the territory through fear, tyranny and violence. Boss and Charley find themselves inextricably drawn towards the inevitable showdown as they are forced to defend the freedom and values of a lifestyle that is all too quickly vanishing. Amidst this turmoil, life suddenly takes an unexpected turn for loner Charley when he meets the beautiful and warm-spirited Sue Barlow (ANNETTE BENING), a woman who embraces both his heart and his soul. As these courageous men prepare for the decisive battle that looms, they are also forced to confront and conquer their own internal demons. -- © Touchstone Pictures [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Robert Duvall, Kevin Costner, Annette Bening, Michael Gambon, Abraham Benrubi
Screenwriter: Craig Storper
Producer: David Valdes, Kevin Costner, Jake Eberts
Composer: Michael Kamen
DVD Info
Release:
Aug 1, 2005
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- 2-Disc Set
- Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound - English
Reviews
Intriguing and clever enough to keep us gripped, even though nothing very surprising happens.
Costner finds in the Western something grand, familiar and new within a genre that clearly has some life in it yet.
While equally paying homage to directors Peckinpah, Eastwood, and Kurosawa, what makes Open Range special is that it's a love story, too. And one peopled by endearing characters we're inclined to care about when the bloodletting has finally ended.
Open Range est tout simplement un bon vieux western qui fait plaisir à voir.
... even though Costner's sense of a satisfying ending is a bit too ordinary and unimaginative, I found Open Range refreshing.
... needs a better story, better characters, better source material; and fewer aphorisms, fewer long glances and sweeping scores, fewer chunks of cheese.
It's a considerable improvement over his last directing effort, the post-apocalyptic disaster The Postman.
Related Forums

by: REEL_REVIEWER 10/9/07

by: REEL_REVIEWER 10/9/07

by: REEL_REVIEWER 10/9/07

by: REEL_REVIEWER 10/9/07
by: ocean222 2/16/04
Pictures
News
posted by Tim Ryan October 26, 2006
This week at the movies, we've got the return of Jigsaw ("Saw III," starring Tobin Bell), a tale of rebellion...
posted by Nick Hershey September 28, 2006
This week at the movies, we've got jive talking woodland creatures ("Open Season," with Martin Lawrence...
posted by Scott Weinberg May 11, 2005
Production Weekly brings news of an upcoming Andrew Davis ("The Fugitive") action flick that will star...

Top Critic