Cowboys and Aliens
Now according to IMDB, Cowboys & Aliens is based on a graphic novel from 2006. The story is that aliens come to Earth and start terrorizing a down-on-their-luck mining town in the middle of nowhere. Daniel Craig plays Jason Bourne, er I mean Jake Lonergan, a cowboy who wakes up at the start of the movie with amnesia and a strange bracelet attached to his left arm. Amazingly, he is one kick-ass fighter and has a heroically, chivalrous conscience. I swear I’ve seen that somewhere before.
Then there is Harrison Ford who plays … himself maybe, while trying to avoid looking like Indiana Jones. But, everyone else calls him Colonel Dolarhyde. That’s not really fair, but it was one comparison that cannot be avoided. But, the thing is, I liked him as an Indiana Jones clone. The character was practically begging to be replaced with Indy and he carries the movie IMO.
From here on, there will be spoilers, but I’ll leave that for after the jump. It’s probably not a surprise, but I didn’t like Cowboys & Aliens all that much. I give it 3 out of 5 stars. And I had better remember to do a word search on this before I hit publish because I keep typing Cowboys vs. Aliens instead of Cowboys & Aliens. I think that name would have been better for some reason.
