Open Range 2003

影评 (16)

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   matt lynch 2026年8月22日

   sturdy.

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   Justin Decloux 2026年8月22日

   Oh shit. I’m really liking this, which may mean… I’m transforming into a… DAAAAAADDDDD! *AROOOOOOOO*

   380 4
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   David Sims 2026年8月22日

   THE most dudes rock movie ever made. Duvall winsome quip machine. Shoulda run for president in character. Costner saves a dog. Bening wistful. baby Diego Luna plays a guy called Button

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4. C

   carrieandtracy 2026年8月22日

   Not sure how I’m only now catching up to this but goddamn. Goes straight to the top of my Kevin Costner list. Third Act slaps. (Physical media note: Shamefully not available on US blu-ray. I have the A Contracorriente blu-ray, which is lovely, but I can’t turn off the Spanish subtitles. There’s probably a way to MacGyver them off but it’s beyond me.)

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   Tim Fehrenbach 2026年8月22日

   “beautiful country. a man can get lost out here, forget there’s people and things that ain’t so simple as this.” Ten years after John Dunbar whispered his diary entries into the prairie winds, Open Range finds Kevin Costner returning to the Western. And here I am once again writing home about it, wondering why. Maybe because you can feel the lineage. The same yearning. The same epic sense of something slipping away. Maybe that’s what resonates. Again, it’s about transition – not a world disappearing into the past this time, but the freedom of the open range slowly being fenced in by powerful ranchers. And about the quiet pull to finally settle down. It all feels much less self-indulgent. Instead…

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   MrPPeeps 2026年8月22日

   “Men are gonna get killed here today sue, and I’m gonna kill them” There are undoubtedly better westerns out there, but “Open Range” is quickly becoming my favourite with every passing watch. Because while I’d personally need to be in the right mood to watch “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” or “Once Upon a time in the West” (two of the best I’ve seen) there’s something so welcoming and gripping about this that means I could watch it all the time. Sweeping landscapes, incredible character-work and possibly the greatest final shoot-out ever made that may include the most satisfying head-shot in all of cinema. It’s a modern take on a classic-style Western, and for me, one of the best ever made. “No, I aint wasting a good bullet to ease your pain, you son of a bitch” | My Top 200 | My Last Review: | Lost in Starlight |

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   Sean Fennessey 2026年8月22日

   The final forty minutes are ON FIRE.

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   Patrick Willems 2026年8月22日

   Sadly didn’t see this in theaters but I’m assuming that when Costner said “Men are gonna get killed here today, Sue. And I’m gonna kill them,” the audience got to their feet hooting and hollering like it was Cap catching Thor’s hammer

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   MrPPeeps 2026年8月22日

   “Well, you may not know this, but there’s things that gnaw at a man worse than dyin” “Open Range” is one of the more underrated westerns I’ve seen and proof that, say what you want, Kevin Costner knows how to direct a damn good film. It’s a beautifully shot, thoughtfully paced story that takes its time developing the likeable characters and their relationships in a way that feels engaging rather than slow. The writing and acting are so strong that you’re invested in every moment, whether it’s a quiet conversation or a tense standoff. And speaking of tension, the final 45-minute shootout is absolutely sensational, easily one of the best I’ve seen in any western. It’s raw, intense and perfectly…

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    Travis Lytle 2026年8月22日

    Kevin Costner’s “Open Range” is a sweepingly romantic and violent Western. A film that tells an old-fashioned story with contemporary vigor, “Open Range” revels in classic Western tropes infused with relevant passions and themes. It is a beautifully shot and assembled film deserving firm placement in the canon of great Western works. Taking place in a time when the western American frontier began to fall to the fencing-in of business, “Open Range” follows two weathered cowboys at the ends of their careers. Each man has a past, whether or not he is willing to discuss it, and is looking for something other than the dangerous life of running cattle before that life runs out. The film succeeds, beginning with its…

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    Will Sloan 2026年8月22日

    A kinder, gentler, totally non-revisionist Unforgiven. Way better than any of Costner’s other directorial efforts, and I’m less excited than ever for his upcoming four-part self-financed western epic. We don’t need “big swings” from this guy. Give this man a 90-minute runtime cap and a Budd Boetticher budget and I think we could get something really good.

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12. C

    comrade_yui 2026年8月22日

    love how there’s a whole setpiece here about kevin costner not wanting to get his feet wet in the rain and ending up saving a dog from the flood — it’s so gawky and broad, feels like a moment from a buster keaton film, but costner the director plays it totally straight, i appreciate that. open range has a policy, it carves out a warm majesty that many post-60s westerns reject — costner includes the ‘fluff’ scenes that might be common in western novels, but not in movies, like saving the dog, the relishing of candy and cigars before a deadly shootout, doubling-back to say an extended goodbye to your sweetheart — these aren’t ‘quirks’ of cinema, but qualities, sturdy…

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13. C

    CinemaSerf 2026年5月1日

    It turns out that local cattleman “Baxter” (Michael Gambon) is not a fan of free-grazers who take their herds across the country snacking on the grass along the way. This proves troublesome for “Boss” (Robert Duvall) and his pals “Charley” (Kevin Costner), “Mose” (Abraham Benrubi) and the corn-green “Button” (Diego Luna). This enmity becomes clear to the travellers when “Mose” sets off into town to buy some victuals and doesn’t come back. Suspicious, the two leave their youngster to guard the cows and set off in search of their friend. Arriving in town, they find “Mose” battered and bruised and in the care of sheriff “Poole” (James Russo) who is clearly a puppet for his unforgiving boss. Their options are made clear to them but when “Charley” and “Sue” (Annette Bening) – who lives with the town’s doctor (Dean McDermott) take a shine to each other, then simply moving on becomes less of an option. Determined to enforce his tyranical rule, “Baxter” and his cohorts begin an offensive that is going to require the old friends to resurrect their gunslinging skills if they are to keep themselves, their cattle and their two friends from the brutality of a man who will stop at nothing and who knows that his cowering townsfolk are unlikely to intervene. Costner does fine on both sides of the camera here and combined with some beautiful photography, presents us with an old style western that allows the understated Duvall to characterise “Boss” in a considered and engaging fashion. The fact that the romance, such as it is, also emanates from a Bening whose performance is also more measured and less hormonal gives us some extra depth to a story that fans of this genre will be familiar with, but perhaps not played out in quite this more characterful fashion. I couldn’t quite subscribe to Gambon’s portrayal, but as the film simmers towards it’s denouement, he raises his game a little and the last ten minutes tops off the gradually induced tension effectively. It is too long, but it’s still a classy piece of film-making that’s well worth watching.

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    Wuchak 2021年3月14日

    **_Now THIS is a Western_**

    Four cowboys & their cattle are traveling through the Hammondville, Montana, region in 1882 when they discover that the leaders of the town don’t like free grazers. It escalates into a life or death situation. Robert Duvall and Kevin Costner play the two main cowboys while Annette Bening appears as a doctor and Michael Gambon a land baron.

    “Open Range” (2003) automatically brings to mind “Dances With Wolves” (1990) because they’re the only two Westerns Costner has both starred in and directed. While not quite as good, this one is still a great modern Western and nigh epic. The theme revolves around how noble Westerners like the protagonists don’t seek violence, but it’s sometimes necessary to make a stand for justice, even if the local law is bought and corrupt.

    I like the way the movie confidently takes its time and fleshes out the characters with insightful bits here and there. It feels like the way it was in the Old West and the characters speak the way you know they spoke back then. The mood is increasingly tense, but most of the action is saved for the last act when everything explodes, reminiscent of the real-life gunfight at the O.K. Corral, just longer. As such, viewers who need quick-editing and constant thrills to be entertained will likely find it boring. Mature-minded viewers, however, will appreciate the realism and the slowly developed characters, as well as the well-done romance angle.

    The big rancher is pompous because his arrogance has built up over the course of decades and he thinks he owns the town. But does he? In his own mind he’s King Sheet because he’s gotten away with injustice due to his power and influence. But what happens when noble citizens say “Enough”?

    While “Open Range” deals with dark, challenging things, it has a warm, redeemable heart, unlike “Unforgiven” (1992), which wallows in ugliness (although it’s still a worthy Western, as long as you can stomach the ugliness).

    The film runs 2 hours, 19 minutes, and was shot at Stoney Indian Reserve in Alberta, Canada.

    GRADE: A-

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    John Chard 2017年7月2日

    I ain’t going to meet my maker without knowing your real name.

    It’s purely my own opinion of course, but Open Range is a modern day genre classic that stands up to repeat viewings. It’s not a flawless Western the Western historians will tell you, and some will pick out the hats or the impact of a rifle to mark the film down, but really we should be embracing a genre piece in the modern age that is clearly being directed with love and respect by the director.

    It’s story is of course a simply structured tale of the underdog rising up against the fat cats who want it all in the name of tyranny. But on its side is the fact that its characters are so interestingly engaging. Within a short time frame I feel that Kevin Costner manages to put us in the saddle with the main protagonists, we understand these guys without actually knowing them, and that is quite an achievement I feel. The film does flesh them out to enhance the film without boring the pants off the viewer, and it’s only come the final reel that you realise you have been engaged in a very human and honest Western film.

    Most of the cast do great here, both Robert Duvall & Kevin Costner bounce of each other with moody and world wise aplomb as the two main leads, while in the sole female role of note, Annette Bening is gusto beautiful personified. Sadly it’s hard for me to write that Michael Gambon as the villain of the piece is not only underused, but also something of a let down. Such an accomplished actor should know better than to overdo it in the context of this particular story. Yes we get the need for villainy, but gurning and frothing doesn’t quite make the grade here. It’s a little surprising that director Costner didn’t utilise Gambon more wisely.

    Still, I say the film is a wondrous experience because it is, a film to have you cheering and booing in equal measure, and in the main the work on it is top dollar. Some of the shots are gorgeous, the framing that Costner uses in close ups is excellent, and the final reel shoot-out ranks as one of the best in Western genre history. So all in all it’s a modern day genre piece that actually sits nicely with the best from the golden era. 9/10

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    John Chard 2017年7月1日

    I ain’t going to meet my maker without knowing your real name.

    It’s purely my own opinion of course, but Open Range is a modern day genre classic that stands up to repeat viewings. It’s not a flawless Western the Western historians will tell you, and some will pick out the hats or the impact of a rifle to mark the film down, but really we should be embracing a genre piece in the modern age that is clearly being directed with love and respect by the director.

    It’s story is of course a simply structured tale of the underdog rising up against the fat cats who want it all in the name of tyranny. But on its side is the fact that its characters are so interestingly engaging. Within a short time frame I feel that Kevin Costner manages to put us in the saddle with the main protagonists, we understand these guys without actually knowing them, and that is quite an achievement I feel. The film does flesh them out to enhance the film without boring the pants off the viewer, and it’s only come the final reel that you realise you have been engaged in a very human and honest Western film.

    Most of the cast do great here, both Robert Duvall & Kevin Costner bounce of each other with moody and world wise aplomb as the two main leads, while in the sole female role of note, Annette Bening is gusto beautiful personified. Sadly it’s hard for me to write that Michael Gambon as the villain of the piece is not only underused, but also something of a let down. Such an accomplished actor should know better than to overdo it in the context of this particular story. Yes we get the need for villainy, but gurning and frothing doesn’t quite make the grade here. It’s a little surprising that director Costner didn’t utilise Gambon more wisely.

    Still, I say the film is a wondrous experience because it is, a film to have you cheering and booing in equal measure, and in the main the work on it is top dollar. Some of the shots are gorgeous, the framing that Costner uses in close ups is excellent, and the final reel shoot out ranks as one of the best in Western genre history. So all in all it’s a modern day genre piece that actually sits nicely with the best from the golden era. 9/10