Appaloosa - The Movie

Unfortunately Appaloosa- the movie- is nowhere near the entertaining quality of Appaloosa-the book by Robert B. Parker. If I were an academic snob, I would say this is because Robert B. Parker has a PhD. in English Literature and is not a product of Hollywood screenplay writing. Instead, I’ll just say that the screenplay, when compared to the book, seems to have gone through the Salem Witch Trials. To promote character development, Robert B. Parker expertly utilized that human Achilles heel called sex. For whatever reason, almost all of this is deleted from the movie. The end result is a flick without zest that borders on boredom! If you want to see the last great Hollywood Western, check out 3:10 to Yuma (the 2007 movie starring Christian Bale and Russell Crowe) and leave Appaloosa to the New England Puritans. - Henry