Absolution is about to experience fear as the city is attacked by aliens from the sky. With breathtaking velocity and blinding lights, the aliens abduct the helpless ones.
Now, the stranger they rejected is their only hope for salvation. As he slowly starts to remember, he realizes he holds a secret that could give the town a fighting chance against the alien force. With the help of the traveler Ella (Olivia Wilde), he gathers a posse comprised of former opponents-townsfolk, Dolarhyde and his boys, outlaws and Apache warriors-all in danger of annihilation.
United against a common enemy, they prepare for an epic showdown for survival - Cowboys versus Aliens!
Well, being directed by Jon Favreau (the man that directs Iron Man), Cowboys & Aliens is totally a disappointment, a total let down. Daniel Craig is possibly the only reason why people would consider watching the movie.
Being grumpy and mysterious, Daniel suits the character of Jake Lonergan.
Colonel Dolarhyde, played by Harrison Ford, is just a supporting character that doesn't mean much to the movie. Just another grumpy man who wants to save his petty son who was abducted by the alien.
Ella, by Olivia Wilde, is also another supporting actor that her sole purpose is to be a weakling, saved by Jake, die and revive, get naked, reveal herself as an alien taking the form of a human (but why a WOMAN is the first place?) and eventually perished together with the other aliens.
She seemed desperate to get into bed with Jake at the beginning of the movie. Who knows she's another alien trying to help him.
The movie started off well. Pretty much a suspense and the audience would be eager to find out why and where this flying alien ships come from. The aliens abducted some villagers (the only exciting scene throughout the movie) and the rest of the movie towards the very end is just... plain boring.
The group of people moved towards the alien base. Met some people along the way, dialogues and conversations, fights, it rained and some alien appeared, a few men died and finally they discovered the base.
Since the alien was actually living off gold, I guess it's an amusing thing. Towards the end, the cowboys and aliens fought and while it appear that many men were killed by the alien troops during the fight - there were still many men standing at the end of the show. Another amusing point.
The alien spaceship was destroyed when Ella scarified herself with some bomb detonated by the shackle worn by Jake. Typical sacrificial "I don't want this to happen to your world" ending. *thumbs down*
Noobie Rating: 4/10 (Don't bother watching it)
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