My Cowboys and Aliens review

My Cowboys and Aliens review 

Intro: I wonder how this movie could have been if Mr. Whedon was involved in it. 

Cowboys and Aliens: This movie takes place in Arizona in the year 1873, the movie focus on a man name Jake Lonergan who has no memory but has mysterious device on his left wrist. He goes to a town called Absolution to collect himself but that's short lived when people are after him for different reasons. Meanwhile, aliens show up and start abducting people and looking for gold. So everyone band together to find the aliens and rescue their loved ones.

This movie is a western with aliens in it. That’s sad because I like the idea of mixing two different genre’s together it’s just that the movie didn’t do the best job at doing that. Another thing that hurt this movie is that conflict between cowboys and aliens is one sided I mean the aliens arrive at a time where the human race is not that advance. Speaking of Aliens I’m kind of letdown that the weapons in this time period can hurt them because their skin look tough enough to withstand those weapons. Also, we don’t get an explanation to why they're after gold? Another thing that bugs me about this movie is that the people are not that shock to see them or their technology to the point where they second guess if they should go after them or not? There are parts of the movie that makes no sense.

Jake Lonergan is interesting do to his mysterious past and he’s also a jerk. He’s mean to almost everyone. I find it funny that he warns people not to mass with him because when they do it doesn’t end well for them. The only complaint I have with him is that almost no one notice the device on his wrist.

Col. Woodrow Dolarhyde is also a douchebag who has history with Jake, however later on in the movie we see that he has a soft side.

I don’t have much to say about Ella Swenson because she doesn’t do much in the movie besides being eye candy, like Jake she’s also an enigma. I wasn’t that surprised by the twist involving her because she didn’t things to give it away. Also, I wish the writers would have done this with Jake because that would make this interesting. 

I don't think this movie is bad it's just that the creators didn't do much with this concept. I do enjoy the climax and some of the humor the movie provides. Overall, this is a solid film that I would recommend if you love western films. 

 Rating = Rental