the idea is interssting, but the movie is average. It's not bad, but there are so many contras: pros: + Daniel Craig and Harrison Forda acting is superb. + Olivia is hot. That's a fat pro! :D + I like the combined movie cons: - The Movie is too long. 120 Minutes. 90 Minutes and not more. - Some Chars are not interessting at all and could be cut out. - Some parts are too dramatic Overall: 6/10

A group of unlikely allies track down aliens that took their loved ones. While Jake (Daniel Craig) has the only weapon that can stop them mysteriously attached to his wrist. The film is short on a solid plot and even fun. The actors and performances are good enough to like the film nevertheless.

A weird combination of movie-types. I like it though as a light entertainment not to be taken too seriously.

This is yet another movie that I thought I'd like more going in. There were so many reasons to think that this would be a hit with me. There's Daniel Craig Harrison Ford and Jon Favreau. Plus it's a movie with aliens which when mixed with cowboys seemed just strange enough to make it something a little different than all of the sequels and remakes of the summer movie season. The first 30 minutes was the best thing about "C & A". The building of the story of the town and its residents was surprisingly good especially since I don't care much for westerns. Craig was also good throughout and Ford was serviceably gruff and likable at once. Then the aliens showed up and the whole thing drifted off into mediocrity. One thing that is getting frustrating is that Hollywood doesn't know how to create an alien that is believably smart. This movie falls into the trap of presenting us with a technically advanced alien invader that is impossibly monstrous. These creatures are not believable as anything other than vicious animals. This movie is hardly the first to present such a failure but it might be the worst offender. I wasn't impressed with any of the special effects either. Everything looks good for the most part but it all looks like good CGI. There's not a lot of realism on display. The battle between the cowboys (and indians) and the aliens drags on forever and once it's over all I really did was shrug my shoulders. The ending is similarly bland with a wrap up that is exactly what you'd expect it to be and for me that was a problem.

It's a lot to say about Cowboys & Aliens, and most of it is not good, BUT...it has an interesting premise, and both looks and sounds great. I can't even complain about the acting all that much. The thing is...it's a hurried mess. Not enough story to fill a single comic book issue...and the darn thing is 2 hours 15 minutes long. I really wish they had spent some more time fleshing out the story some more before they started filming this thing. No doubt...Cowboys & Aliens COULD have been good, but as it is...it's not really anything approaching something I would recommend.