Directed by JON FAVREAU
Starring HARRISON FORD, DANIEL CRAIG, and OLIVIA WILDE
Let it be known that I love westerns. As is evident in this blog, I also love science fiction. So I should enjoy the mashup of the two genres right? Surprisingly, not in this instance. Cowboys & Aliens may be unique and cleverly titled, but disappointingly, Cowboys & Aliens is a popcorn flick at best. Cowboys & Aliens is somewhat entertaining and a complete visual spectacle, but it has little substance. These days if it has anything to do with aliens, Steven Spielberg is associated with it. Cowboys & Aliens is no exception. Produced by Steven Spielberg and Ron Howard, and directed by Jon Favreau (Iron Man), Cowboys & Aliens is loosely based on the 2006 graphic novel by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg. Regrettably, the film took the graphic novel's concept and left the comic book on the writing room floor.