Cowboys & Aliens

2011 • 118 minutes

About this movie

Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford star in this action-packed sci-fi western from the director of Iron Man (Jon Favreau) that critics call "wickedly original, unlike anything you've ever seen" (Jake Hamilton, Fox-TV Houston, TX). A stranger (Daniel Craig) stumbles into the desert town of Absolution with no memory of his past and a futuristic shackle around his wrist. With the help of mysterious beauty Ella (Olivia Wilde) and the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde (Harrison Ford), he finds himself leading an unlikely posse of cowboys, outlaws, and Apache warriors against a common enemy from beyond this world in an epic showdown for survival. 2011 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.

Ratings and reviews

Lots of holes in the plot like the weird drink that is given to Daniel Craig by some Native Americans, where did the girl come from? Kind of anti-climactic. Character development was not very well thought out. Could have been written by a high schooler. Catches audience in the beginning but after that it was just kind of droney but you feel like you don't want to stop watching it just to get some explanation only to be disappointed with weak characters, plotline and resolution.

First half of the movie is OK but after the street scene the movie goes down hill fast. Watch the trailer and you see the best part of the movie, for free.

Great movie - a lot of fun to watch. Great twist on your traditional 'alien invasion/attack' movie. If the idea of the old west+aliens is holding you back - dont worry, they do a pretty good job of it and this movie is a blast to watch.