‘Appaloosa’
Ed Harris co-wrote, directed and starred in this expertly paced adaptation of a Robert B. Parker novel. Harris plays Virgil Cole, a hired gun who, along with his friend, Everett Hitch (a restrained Viggo Mortensen), are employed by the town of Appaloosa as Marshall and Deputy to get rid of local thug, Randall Bragg (Jeremy Irons). In addition to stunning cinematography, sharp dialogue and rich character development, Appaloosa also features a nice turn from Renee Zellweger as Allison French, Cole’s love interest who proves to be surprisingly cunning.