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Monday Movie Musings - Cowboys & Aliens August 11, 2025

I noticed as I posted this that this film was directed by the same director that did Iron Man, which is one of the few superhero movies I’ve seen that I enjoyed. So I thought I should add other of his films to the list, but none of them look like movies I’d be interested in.

Cowboys & Aliens (2011) Rated PG-13

7/10

A far more serious film than I was expecting!

Date Watched: 28 June 2025

I was very confused when I saw the film ‘Cowboys & Aliens’ starred Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford. From the title I was expecting B-grade schlock. And don’t get me wrong, I was excited by the prospect of B-Grade Schlock, but that is not at all what we have here!

This is a solid western. It’s got the slow but continuously moving pace, and the delightfully violent loner leading man. It was very well acted, the dialogue was natural and flowed well. The interactions between the characters were believable, the aliens looked good, the shots of the badlands were beautiful. The lighthearted moments were appropriately placed and did not take away from the seriousness of the events.

And everyone grew!