Open Range

They don't westerns that much anymore, at least on the big screen. People in the Baby Boomer generation grew up with them on television. Western films were big at the box office in several decades, too.Well, at least Kevin Costner... Read more at imdb.com

A traditional, well-made western - suitable for most ages, features good guys herdin' cattle, bad guys tryin' to steal the cattle, codes of honour, a corrupt sheriff, a fantastic shoot-out, and Annette Bening being lovely in the wings. Open Range... Read more at imdb.com

The cowboys Boss Spearman (Robert Duvall), Charley Waite (Kevin Costner), Mose (Abraham Benrubi) and Button (Diego Luna) are conducting their cattle herd through the fields of the West. Boss and Spearman have been friends for ten years, and they have... Read more at imdb.com

When this film reaches the climactic shootout, it is a real cinematic treat. Costner has a great feel for creating and choreographing complex action scenes. There is one wide shot in particular that contains many actors involved in a number... Read more at imdb.com

Costner's third film as a director, his fourth if you include his work with Kevin Reynolds on Waterworld (1995), is another Western. One says 'another', but upon reflection it is obvious that it's a genre that, creatively, he's hardly left.... Read more at imdb.com

In "Open Range," we are drawn to two men running from their pasts, an aging lonely cowboy, Boss Spearman (Duvall), and his long time second hand man Charley Waite (Kevin Costner). They drive their herd of cattle from a vast... Read more at imdb.com

(This is my first written review, so bear with me)I've seen many of Kevin Costner's movies (both acting and directing), and even more westerns, and I'd have to say that this movie is the best in either category. I've always... Read more at imdb.com

Personally, I didn't find it long. I've seen many great Westerns--such films as "Will Penny," "Shane," "The Unforgiven," and several other Eastwood movies spring to mind--and this was right up there with them. My thanks to Kevin Costner, Robert Duvall... Read more at imdb.com

Why studios don't make more westerns is beyond me. Some of them are downright unwatchable like "Young Guns" and its sequel but there have been some extremely well made films like "Unforgiven" and "Tombstone" so I'm at a loss as... Read more at imdb.com

Open Range is without doubt one of the best family movies I have seen for a long time. Although not quite as good as "Dances With Wolves" Open Range, funnily enough, not only stars Kevin Costner but is along the... Read more at imdb.com

Costner aside, it is a very nice film, eminently watchable and praiseworthy. Charley has a speech early on detailing his questionable past, and had this been delivered with some level of commitment on the part of the actor, it may have resonated enough to keep Charley at the forefront of our concerns, not the rear. ... Full Review

This is a good film. This movie may not be high art, but it is a hell of a lot better than the typical Hollywood action, horror, science fiction, police, psychological drama, or teen sex comedy film. But he's back in good form in this film. ... Full Review

Visually, the movie is a constant treat. It's a gorgeously atmospheric, perfectly cast, beautifully crafted oater of the old school, made with heaps of integrity, no gimmicks and few concessions to the box office. ... Full Review

Open Range does prattle on a bit too long, taking a few too many bows after that amazing climactic set piece. Indeed, the settings almost "speak" more often and more clearly than the strong, silent characters do. ... Full Review

would be a good movie. His character elevates Open Range from a good cowboy story into the archetypal region where the best Westerns exist," Ebert writes. The main problem, says Scott, is Costner's "relentless, root-canal humorlessness. ... Full Review

Robert Duvall plays Boss, a cattle driver in charge of a herd of cattle and three men: his right-hand man and friend of ten years Charley Waite (Costner), fat, bearded, good-natured Mose (Abraham Benrubi) and young Button (Diego Luna, from... ... Full Article

Though a bit slow at the outset, you may not mind. There's a great deal of big sky, purple mountains and overall rich country scenery to sweeten the eye. Robert Duvall lassos his role as the rickety old free-grazing cowboy. ... Full Article

Reviewed By: Nell Minow "Open Range" is an old-fashioned western that takes its time, but by the end of the movie the cattle, the characters, and the audience are all where they need to be. ... Full Article

Director(s): Kevin Costner.Screenplay: Craig Storper.Cast: Kevin Costner, Annette Bening, Robert Duvall, Michael Gambon, Michael Jeter, Diego Luna, James Russo, Dean McDermott and Kim Coates. ... Full Article

No jokes about The Postman ringing twice for Kevin Costner -- the star of this purty but shallow Western gets a few things right. Open Range is the third film he's directed, following his Oscar-winning Dances With Wolves and belly-flopping... ... Full Article