Rhinestone Cowboys Vs Snarky Aliens

My husband, the erstwhile Louis L'amour fan, wanted to watch the movie "Cowboys & Aliens".  As a Steven Spielberg movie, how could we go wrong?

Well,  Steven Spielberg doesn't hit the high notes all the time.  This was one of those times.  While the movie was not bad, and it did have some humor, I expected a lot more humor just from the title.  I expected the awesome feeling at the end of the movie when the bad guy's behind gets kicked into outer space, and didn't get that. Daniel Craig (Mr. Bond himself) looks like a mix between a Steve McQueen with a hint of a brooding Paul Newman.  Harrison Ford had COMA (Crotchety Old Man Affliction) and played out his crotchety-ness with no effort.  Those were the highlights.  You have to be a cowboy (not the team - the people) fan to enjoy this movie.  The old Clint Eastwood movies did not do much for me... but Srikanth loves them and can watch them over and over again.

Like a Hindi movie,  this one was predictable to the scene and dialogue.  There were no surprises about the storyline, characters or what they did.  Each character had their moment to shine, and each character played their part well.  The Aliens were 'cute' according to Sanjana - they had huge bunny-eyes.  They weren't E.T cute - but weren't memorable either - I don't see these alien halloween costumes sold.  So the merchandizing factor is a bit weak.

Unless you are an erstwhile cowboy (wild west) fan, I'd save my money and wait for the DVD.

Thank you for reading.

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