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Open Range

  • 2003
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  • 2h 19m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
82K
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Kevin Costner and Robert Duvall in Open Range (2003)
Costume DramaPeriod DramaWestern EpicActionDramaRomanceWestern

A former gunslinger is forced to take up arms again when he and his cattle crew are threatened by a corrupt landowner.A former gunslinger is forced to take up arms again when he and his cattle crew are threatened by a corrupt landowner.A former gunslinger is forced to take up arms again when he and his cattle crew are threatened by a corrupt landowner.

  • Director
    • Kevin Costner
  • Writers
    • Lauran Paine
    • Craig Storper
  • Stars
    • Kevin Costner
    • Robert Duvall
    • Diego Luna
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    82K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,107
    411
    • Director
      • Kevin Costner
    • Writers
      • Lauran Paine
      • Craig Storper
    • Stars
      • Kevin Costner
      • Robert Duvall
      • Diego Luna
    • 593User reviews
    • 144Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 5 nominations total

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    Kevin Costner
    Kevin Costner
    • Charley Waite
    Robert Duvall
    Robert Duvall
    • Boss Spearman
    Diego Luna
    Diego Luna
    • Button
    Abraham Benrubi
    Abraham Benrubi
    • Mose
    Annette Bening
    Annette Bening
    • Sue Barlow
    Michael Gambon
    Michael Gambon
    • Denton Baxter
    Michael Jeter
    Michael Jeter
    • Percy
    James Russo
    James Russo
    • Sheriff Poole
    Dean McDermott
    Dean McDermott
    • Doc Barlow
    Kim Coates
    Kim Coates
    • Butler
    Herb Kohler
    • Cafe Man
    Peter MacNeill
    Peter MacNeill
    • Mack
    Cliff Saunders
    Cliff Saunders
    • Ralph
    Patricia Stutz
    • Ralph's Wife
    • (as Pat Stutz)
    Julian Richings
    Julian Richings
    • Wylie
    Ian Tracey
    Ian Tracey
    • Tom
    Rod Wilson
    Rod Wilson
    • Gus
    Diego Diablo Del Mar
    Diego Diablo Del Mar
    • Ballester
    • (as Diego Del Mar)
    • Director
      • Kevin Costner
    • Writers
      • Lauran Paine
      • Craig Storper
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    9polarbeardad

    Most realistic film gunfight I've ever seen.

    Once again, Robert Duval deserves Oscar consideration for this one. The dialogue was crisp so kudos to the writing team. The attention to detail must also be applauded. During the first walk through of the town, the realism was mind blowing. The detail of the main characters trying to cross the street as the water rushed by was incredible well done. Who couldn't relate to that?

    This one is a must see. A true period film
    bob the moo

    A little too slow but an enjoyable film for genre fans

    Boss, Charley, Mose and Button are free rangers crossing America with their herd. When Mose gets beaten up and imprisoned by a Marshall in the employee of cruel rancher Baxter, Boss and Charley ride into town and help him back to the camp. However Baxter sends him men to scatter their herd - during which they kill Mose. With Button seriously injured, Boss and Charley ride into town to get justice.

    It is perhaps a good thing that the unjustified criticism and media-driven-hatred of Kevin Costner is starting to subside, but we must be careful not to be too forgiving of him and too quick to heap praise on him. Open Range was greeted with rave reviews and hyped claims that it doesn't totally live up to - but it still manages to be an enjoyable and well made film. The film opens very weakly with an overly-wholesome feel and `aw-shucks' dialogue that continues for the first ten minutes. However after this the film gets better and settles down into more of an acceptable tone. The film is never really very dark, but it has a nice tension to it that runs even when the film is amusing.

    If it has one major flaw it is that it is too slow to really be enjoyed by all. Even as someone used to the slow pace of many westerns, I found this to really try my patience at times. It is not so much the pace of the film as the feeling of it dragging. The actual pace works quite well for this film but it should have been edited a bit tighter to offset the drag - there are plenty of moments where it could have been trimmed to it's benefit, and the film could easily have lost 15 minutes. The slow pace helps in one regard - the final gunfight. When the standoff finally comes it is violent, long and very impacting. Some reviewers have complained about the lack of realism in the fight, but I actually think that the misses (although excessive) are more believable than scores of direct hits. The gunfight is all the more surprising for Charley's sudden return to character. His dark past is hinted at, but when it comes it comes with a thunder - the sound effects are tremendous, the first shot made me jump and the rest were just as loud.

    Some issues are smudged: it is too hard to believe that Sue would be unmarried, Charley's descent is not that well done and both Mose and Buttons are poor characters - but it is easy to ignore these. The characters are not great but they are good enough for this. Duvall is the best thing in the film, his easy charm compliments the slow pace and he makes for nice slow-poke humour. Costner is as good, he is unassuming - not a great character but good enough for a western. Bening is good despite being given the romantic subplot to handle. Support is good from Gambon, the late Jeter and others in solid, if stereotypical roles. On a personal note it was good to see Kim Coates in a big screen movie.

    Overall, this got big praise, but it will likely not covert anyone to be a western fan. As a genre film it is very enjoyable but it is hard to ignore the clichéd slow-motion, the overly slow pace and the indiscipline of the editing. However the film is enjoyable, funny, patient and, when it comes, brutally impacting.
    7ma-cortes

    Excellent western film magnificently performed and directed by Kevin Costner

    ¨Open Range¨ is a classic western. It's spectacular and riveting. The movie centers about facing off between settlers and cattlemen.

    In the cowboys group we find an ex gunslinger(Kevin Costner), an old man (Robert Duvall) and a younger (Diego Luna). They'll have to fight against a landowner (Michael Gambon), a corrupt sheriff( James Russo), an assassin (Kim Coates), among others . Meanwhile the ex-gunfighter will fall in love with a spinster (Annette Bening).

    The final showdown between the contenders is breathtaking, gunfight is likeness to "O.K. Corral duel¨.

    The film is awesome , sets are extraordinaries and landscapes are wonderful.

    The movie blends action, violence, a love story ,drama ,shootouts and is a fascinating film.

    Direction by Kevin Costner is of first rate as ¨dancing with wolves¨. Cinematography by Michael Muro is glimmer and Michael Kamen's musical score is atmospheric. Runtime film is overlong however is neither tiring , nor boring but entertaining.

    Rating: 7'5 /10 above average. Well worth watching.
    8shavid

    Open Range

    Open Range is without doubt one of the best family movies I have seen for a long time. Although not quite as good as "Dances With Wolves" Open Range, funnily enough, not only stars Kevin Costner but is along the same theme in as much as it tells a story about the early American way of life. This time about the "Free Range" cattlemen and the different hardships they had to cope with. And for once my family could sit down and watch a movie without all the smut, swearing and extreme violence that unfortunately, all movie makers of late, seem to think is necessary to sell them. The storyline was simple and easy to follow at the same time as it retold a fine piece of early American history.

    Although the actors had a simple storyline to work with, I felt their performances made the movie all the more realistic. Kevin Costner in my opinion is a fine actor, but put him in with an under-rated master such as Robert Duvall, and you can't go wrong. Their easy going,straight from the hip portrayal of the main characters was one of the reasons that as soon as I had finished watching the video I rewound it and the whole family watched it again.
    psychprofessor

    A modern classic Western.

    Personally, I didn't find it long. I've seen many great Westerns--such films as "Will Penny," "Shane," "The Unforgiven," and several other Eastwood movies spring to mind--and this was right up there with them. My thanks to Kevin Costner, Robert Duvall (of course), and Annette Bening for giving me a wonderful experience at the movies. It doesn't happen all that often anymore. To those who say, "They don't make 'em like they used to," my response is "This one's better."

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    • Trivia
      Originally, Touchstone Pictures had Kevin Costner top-billed over Robert Duvall, but Costner asked the studio to top-bill Duvall instead.
    • Goofs
      Charlie fires 16-17 rapid fires shots from one single-action, six-shot revolver - without reloading. In fact, during the first volley, he fires four random shots and then actually "fans" the revolver and fires ten additional shots into a bad-guy gunslinger in less than seven seconds, without changing weapons or re-loading. And then fires a few more rounds at still standing gun-men. Costner admitted in an interview for this film that he has always wanted to film a scene where he fans a six-gun way over the realistic amount of shots, and that this scene was indeed very enjoyable to make.
    • Quotes

      Sue Barlow: I don't have the answers, Charley. But I know that people get confused in this life about what they want, and what they've done, and what they think they should've because of it. Everything they think they are or did, takes hold so hard that it won't let them see what they can be.

    • Alternate versions
      AMC version severely edits Butler's death. The sound of the gunshot that kills him is played at a lower volume, and the scenes of him falling back is sped up, so as to avoid showing the hole in his head from the shot.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Le Divorce/The Housekeeper/American Splendor/Open Range (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Holding All My Love for You
      Written by Michael Kamen (BMI) and Julianna Raye (BMI)

      Performed by Julianna Raye

      Produced by James Harrah

      (P) (C) K-Man Corp. (BMI) / Ziffy Music, Inc. (BMI) / Open Range Productions USA, Inc. (BMI)

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    • Release date
      • February 25, 2004 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Pacto de justicia
    • Filming locations
      • Stoney Indian Reservation, Alberta, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • Cobalt Media Group
      • Beacon Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $22,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $58,331,254
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $14,047,781
      • Aug 17, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $68,296,293
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 2h 19m(139 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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