Cowboys & Costners

Review of Open Range (2003) by billiamthenerd: 👍 9.7/10

This is my favorite Western. If I'm being honest, the fact that I vividly remember watching this in the theaters with my grandpa probably contributes to my love of this film, but even if I step away from my history with it, this is a great western. Kevin Costner may not be the best actor, but he knows how to pick his roles. Most of his characters are similar and that's fine. I'd rather watch him do what he does best instead of watch him trying to do Shakespeare or someting.

Also I've always loved Robert Duvall and Annette Bening. They're talented and work along side Costner and pick up any slack left behind by a more wooden performance by him. This was one of the earlier times I remember seeing Diego Luna after Y Tu Mama Tambien.

If I'm being honest, I can also admit there are times where this movie falls to a close second in my western category behind Tombstone, but what never changes is that this film is one I can always watch.