Open Range Reviews and Ratings



  • November 20, 2009
    I think I've seen this long ago
  • November 13, 2009
    Good modern western but wouldn't watch it annually
  • October 29, 2009
    I like Westerns but after all the crappy westerns being put out I didnt think Id like this 1 but it was good & the ending was perfect
  • October 11, 2009
    A slow-burner to start with this film really establishes its characters well. A very realistic gun-battle culmination (it's a Western after all) and beautiful scenery shot well maintains the attention.
  • October 4, 2009
    very good western movie with brilliant performances from both Robert Duvall and Kevin Costner.

    Open Range is about Charley (a former killer), Boss (the leader of the crew) and two other members who are pushing a cattle; they stop near a town, events happen that leads to one of...( read more) their members getting killed by the Sheriff's men so Charley and Boss decide to take justice into their own hands.

    there isn't much of action in the first half of the movie but you do get to know the characters more and enjoy their conversations. there's only one gunshot in the whole movie and it was awesome to watch.
  • October 4, 2009
    I would like this movie. Robert Duvall and Keven Costner. Interesting combination. Robert Duvall intrigues me because of his ability with horses. In Lonesome Dove, he was outrunning a pack of renegades and his horse was running all out. Duvall sat in the saddle with never a ...( read more)bump. The horse rhythm was his rhythm. I like Keven Costner also. He adds p izzazz to any movie he is in.
  • August 31, 2009
    This is probley my favorite western next to Rio Bravo...
  • August 26, 2009
    I love westerns of any type, so I enjoyed this because of the scenery time period and horses.
  • August 1, 2009
    I grew up on Westerns, my Dad was an old John Ford man. At first I did not realized that Western is a species that had already died out since the late 50ies, with the occasional revival. Modern westerns such as this one, Tombstone or 3:10 to Yuma nowadays fall under the category ...( read more)of obscurity and suited only for connoisseurs of Golden Era western fans, which are few.

    This might come down to many reasons, Westerns follow strict patterns without being superficial, instead a lot of a Western's level of depths comes from other things. Friendship with animals, the love of nature, friendship and loyality. Not many people are still capable of consuming a movie that does not deal with in-your-face action or over-the-top funnyness and it takes a lot of knowledge of movie history as well as empathy to cherish the genre that is Modern Western.

    Open range is a fine example of an Old Western. Crowned by two warm, round and tender performances by Kevin Costner (also director) and Robert Duval, especially the latter. The rest of the cast is good, but those two steal the show, especially when they play off each other, talking, arguing and being merry with each other. Michael Jeter plays a fascinating support, considering the fact that he died before the movie was released I am not sure whether his stiff and hardened appereance is actually much of an act.

    The story is classic Western, with the outlaws being drawn into some struggle they did not ask for and looking for vengeance, topped with an amazing shootout sequence.

    Costner puts a lot of cheese on his bread here and there, but it is toned down by aforementioned performances and the movie can still be taken seriously.

    For people interested in cinematograpy, the movie has lots to offer. Beautiful shots of the vast land, cattle, evening skies, thundering skies, a dusty ol' town and so forth.

    All in all, a very good experience, that cannot hold up against Dances with Wolves, but is far more enjoyable than Postman or Waterworld.

    Highly recommended

    H.
  • July 4, 2009
    Kevin Costner's best work ever, I don't care what anyone says. This was a friggin' masterpiece. Robert Duval is one talented actor and has proven that for decades. What an incredible tale of 2 men back in the "wild west". This is one of those, everytime I catch it on TV I will si...( read more)t through the entire thing. Excellent Movie...loved it.
  • June 18, 2009
    Recommendable western which deserved a bigger audience.
  • June 9, 2009
    The gunfight is outstanding. The rest is average.
  • May 8, 2009
    save a horse riden cowboy!
  • May 8, 2009
    I know, it's another western but the country views are beautiful as well as the storyline.Supporting casts are great, too!
  • April 20, 2009
    Robert Duvall always shows up. Based on the novel The Open Range Men by Lauran Paine, Kevin Costner put his heart into this film, both directing and starring. As time goes by, I'll think people will look back and say he did a pretty good job (after some films that were not that g...( read more)ood: The Postman and Waterworld), I think he really cared about this material. And the Stoney Reservation scenery, shot by cinematographer James Michael Muro, in southwestern Alberta, Canada isn't bad either!
  • April 9, 2009
    Great Western, finale is a corker, tension from every angle excellent film.
  • March 4, 2009
    One of the finest westerns of the current generation. And that's not taking anything away from "Unforgiven".
  • February 1, 2009
    Ok, but I expected something better.
  • January 26, 2009
    a well paced and well executed western.
  • January 20, 2009
    This is one of the best western movies ever. It captures the real mentality of what those men were like.
  • January 17, 2009
    the classic western storyline....
  • December 30, 2008
    A good movie, with some lame action...Not as good as I thought before I saw it.
  • December 18, 2008
    Although a tad long and in parts it seems to drag on, the final gun battle of this film makes it easily an film for this list. Great western drama starring Kevin Costner.
  • November 26, 2008
    love a good western!! again good cast of stars.
  • November 14, 2008
    The western genre is alive and as varied and complex as ever. Ranging from the straight forward gun fest to the introverted drama. It's enough to read the cast list of this movie to know it's going to be something out of the ordinary; Robert Duvall, Annette Bening, Michael Gambon...( read more), and none of them disappoint. This is a story about a time and place that brought out the very best and the very worst in people, who you are is what you do with what you've been given. Nice balance and a good flow, offers both gun fights and more reflective scenes. A very good western.
  • November 9, 2008
    This is one of the best westerns I have seen. It is a little bias on my part-I like Kevin Costner and the World Premiere of this movie was right here in my hometown, saw Kevin and everything. Anyway-it is drawn out in places but the action is well directed and the drama well th...( read more)ought out.
  • October 19, 2008
    Last Viewed: N/A
  • October 18, 2008
    Amazing scenery and cenamatography. One of Costner's best performances and directions.A definite thumbs up...way up
  • October 16, 2008
    Best Western In A Long Time!!!
  • October 10, 2008
    I thought this movie was very well done!
  • September 18, 2008
    I really enjoyed this movie.
  • August 30, 2008
    One of the most annoying westerns I saw
  • August 30, 2008
    Good effort from Costner. There is a nice chemistry between all involved and an excellent gun fight at the end.
  • August 22, 2008
    A great western and a well made movie. Costner directs this story well and really lets the actors become the characters.
    The story about how he made the flick and what he was going through is pretty interesting as well.
    There were only a few things in the flick that I thought we...( read more)re on the weak side but the rest of the action and story make up for the few small faults.
  • August 19, 2008
    one of the best westerns ever!!
  • August 6, 2008
    A beautifully shot, directed, and scored (by legend Michael Kamen) film. Every single frame is perfectly composed. A wonderful look at the end of a way of life (in this case free ranging), with great characters and a compelling plot. Unfortunately, although an important inclus...( read more)ion, the love story is not sufficiently fleshed out, and seems artificial. Otherwise, perfect.
  • August 5, 2008
    Another brilliant movie with Kevin Costner.
  • July 20, 2008
    Robert Duvall is superb, one of his best performances. Kevin Costner is excellent. Some of his finest work as a director and an actor. A gripping, epic, compelling and great western. Wonderful settings and awsome action. Some of the best and well-crafted gunfights on film. A tri...( read more)umph.
  • July 11, 2008
    Lots of my fave actors
  • July 10, 2008
    Con Open Range (2003), el actor y director Kevin Costner se consagra como un hábil conocedor de las convenciones del western, de su potencial dramático y sus alcances épicos. Costner consigue, después de Dances with Wolves (1990), su anterior y magistral western oscareado, otra g...( read more)ran western que se puede ubicar como uno de los mejores en los últimos años.

    Open Range toma estilísticamente de grandes westerns clásicos, inspirado en maestros como John Ford o Howard Hawks, en esos amplios paisajes atravesados por carretas tiradas por caballos, o el ganado guiado por un par de vaqueros, más preocupados por el presente que por el futuro. A estos verdes y desolados paisajes, se agrega una banda sonora clásica y un trío de personajes multigeneracional, con la Guerra de Secesión como el acontecimiento histórico que marcó el destino de los más veteranos.

    Es la preparación de un enfrentamiento anunciado, de una tragedia de grandes proporciones, de ese punto climático y sanguinario que recuerda alguna masacre concebida por Sergio Leone o Ford. Lo que Costner ofrece es un soberbio western, un ejercicio de estilo genérico que toca y huye de los terrenos del spaguetti western. A cuadro, Charley y Boss tienen una contrastante virilidad, caballerosidad y honorabilidad. Los intensos diálogos hacen aún más atractiva la química entre Duvall y Costner, hasta que aparece la atractiva dama de rigor (Annette Bening), personaje que termina convirtiéndose en el motivo de supervivencia de Charley y que provoca líneas tan enfáticas como ?Mañana morirán muchos hombres y yo voy a matarlos?.
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  • July 8, 2008
    Kevin Costner proves he's a good director.
  • July 5, 2008
    great ! in the purest tradition !

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