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Westerns - Director: Kevin Costner - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over

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Set in the early 1880s, this Western directed by Kevin Costner (DANCES WITH WOLVES, THE POSTMAN) is a classic tale of the good guys verses the bad guys with a romance thrown in for...
more...good measure. Boss Spearman (Robert Duvall) and Charley Waite (Kevin Costner) are free grazers, riding herds of cattle across the country and grazing as they go. But a local rancher, Denton Baxter (Michael Gambon), considers Boss and his boys thieves, and is determined to run them out of his town by any means possible--even murder. Duvall is endearing as the tough but tender Boss, who has the courage of his convictions and refuses to be intimidated by Baxter. Costner's Charley has worked for Boss for ten years while trying to forget his past, only to find himself drawn back into conflict. Lovable Mose (Abraham Benrubi) and teenager Button (Diego Luna) round out the free grazers' team. Annette Bening stars as the town doctor's sister, Sue, who is drawn to Charley's gentle demeanor and is unfazed by his ability to kill. Beautiful scenery, a script peppered with humour, and solid performances--especially from Duvall and the supporting cast--make Costner's fourth foray into directing enjoyable.





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Costner strikes lucky on the Open Range
Review of Open Range DVD by pmcds

Advantages: Greatactingsanddirecting
Disadvantages: Very long, simple plot

...review, I would say that Open Range is a recommendable film, with great directing and acting. The plot is not overly complicated, rather simple, in fact, and follows many other films with a similar plotline. This does not stop the film being good, but limits its potential, as the combination of cinematography, directing and poignant acting is smooth, and you feel they could have given more with a more adventurous tale. Be prepared to settle in for ... Read review

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17.02.2008
OPEN RANGE: NOT FOR MUCH LONGER!
Review of Open Range DVD by Puma1000

Advantages: Modern film techniques help bring added realism.
Disadvantages: No big cowboys and Indian battles.

...their two helpers) who use open land to graze there herd. After pleasantly doing this for some time, they come to a town (with a particularly bad landowner, Michael Gambon) which doesn't want them using 'their' land for grazing. Costner and Duvall disagree about this and a showdown ensues with the town’s bad-folk; Gambon and the corrupted Sheriff. Bad things are done by both sides in the coming dispute and fights, but Costner/Duvall seize the moral ... Read review

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11.12.2004
A simple story well told
Review of Open Range DVD by Jamesconnolly75

Advantages: Duvall is great and the scenery is breathtaking
Disadvantages: Gambon & Benning's Characters

...complicated and didn't need explaining America's open range - a historical journey back in time to the real open range of the 1880's, narrated again by Costner. This was interesting and informative if a little short. Deleted scenes again with Costner (he really does like the sound of his own voice) Storyboarding: open range Music Video Montage Technical Information - Running time: 133 minutes Aspect Ratio: 2.35 anamorphic wide screen Subtitles: ... Read review

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11.05.2006
Open Range
Review of Open Range DVD by rocksthatkill

Advantages: Seemed very authentic
Disadvantages: A bit slow

...who drive their cattle over open country and let them feed where ever they wish). Things get very hairy when one of the free rangers is killed and another wounded badly. Costner and Robert Duvall are out for vengence on the Marshall and the Ranch owner. The acting in this film is magnificent and Kevin Costner and Robert Duvall play off each other very nicely. This is not an action film at all, it's a drama with some action and romance thrown ... Read review

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20.11.2004
Robert Duvall at His Best
Review of Open Range DVD by lona

Advantages: Easy to follow and great acting
Disadvantages: gun fight could have been more realistic

This movie reminded me off the old fashioned westerns of yesteryear. It starts off with 4 cowboys driving their herd to market and the troubles that they encounter on route. Robert Duvall plays Boss with Kevin Costner playing Charlie his sidekick. The trouble starts when Mose (one of the group) calls into a town for supplies and doesn't return. The town is run by a currupt Sherrif who is controlled by an evil rancher played by Michael Gambon, ... Read review

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11.04.2004
The Good the Bad and the Bloody Loud Bangs
Review of Open Range DVD by DebraP

Advantages: Good old western with Robert Duvall
Disadvantages: Gambons character/accent/acting

4 horsemen, 3 who have worked with each other before and have built up a considerable working alliance and trust and a young apprentice eager and willing to please but still very much on the outside. These men are Freegrazers, they take their cattle across the prairies grazing as they go. The film is set in a time when ranchers were starting to stake out land and claim and enclose. Freegrazing is legal but as in the Wild Wild West towns often had ... Read review

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18.07.2004
KEVIN COSTNER OPEN RANGE
Review of Open Range DVD by REDF

Advantages: SOLID ACTING & WONDERFUL SCENERY
Disadvantages: MICHAEL GAMBONS OIRISH ACCENT!

We welcome back Kevin Costner after a short directorial break with the beautifully shot western 'open range'. Those that are more accustomed to the bum numbing memories of enduring the postman and dances with wolves will be pleasantly surprised by this latest effort. Open range boasts a cast of senior hollywood talent, showcasing the acting skills of Robert Duvall, Kevin Costner (generously giving himself only second billing), Annette Bening ... Read review

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15.03.2004
Not what i had expected...
Review of Open Range DVD by PlaceboFan

Advantages: Great Storyline
Disadvantages: The fact that it was a western put me off

Open range, a western, oh totally not for me was my immediate reaction. Fortunetly I have a subscription cinema pass and pay x amount of pound a month for unlimited visits to the cinema. Since Im payin for it might as well use it. So although open range wouldnt have been a film Id normally have sought to see, I was plesantly surprised. Basic storyline goes, 3 free grazers (ppl who live off the land) go from town to town grazing their cattle on ... Read review

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05.07.2004

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