Preview: Cowboys & Aliens (2011)

Synopsis:

A mysterious stranger is wanted for crimes he doesn't know he committed, but in the Old West, extra-terrestrials aren't to be expected.

• Poster: A-; C+

Review:

It's an excellent teaser poster that doesn't give too much away and doesn't go overboard. It's atmospheric and richly colored.

The colors are nowhere near as nice as the first poster and everything after will be compared.

• Trailer: B; B

Review:

It's a rather mysterious production and that makes it interesting, but Harrison Ford's performance looks utterly awful. Whether the film is any good or not won't matter as most people will put down the money to see it regardless.

Getting a little more information about the film does not make for a better trailer. This does make it seem like it may be more substantive than previously expected, but the same misgivings creep in.

Oscar Prospects:

A lot, and I do mean a lot, depends on how good the movie is. A huge box office success does not guarantee Oscar success, but the tech awards are likely its only opportunities.

Release Date:

• July 29, 2011

Full Review Synopsis:

I have not seen this film.

-Wesley Lovell (November 17, 2010) Original

-Wesley Lovell (December 10, 2010) New Poster

-Wesley Lovell (June 19, 2011) New Trailer