It’s got a great cast, with Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Sam Rockwell and Olivia Wilde. It has a pretty decent director in Jon Favreau (“Iron Man”) but just exactly what is this movie about anyway?
And so behold an official synopsis
873. Arizona Territory. A stranger (Craig) with no memory of his past stumbles into the hard desert town of Absolution. The only hint to his history is a mysterious shackle that encircles one wrist. What he discovers is that the people of Absolution don’t welcome strangers, and nobody makes a move on its streets unless ordered to do so by the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde (Ford). It’s a town that lives in fear.
But Absolution is about to experience fear it can scarcely comprehend as the desolate city is attacked by marauders from the sky. Screaming down with breathtaking velocity and blinding lights to abduct the helpless one by one, these monsters challenge everything the residents have ever known.
Now, the stranger they rejected is their only hope for salvation. As this gunslinger slowly starts to remember who he is and where he’s been, he realizes he holds a secret that could give the town a fighting chance against the alien force. With the help of the elusive traveler Ella (Olivia Wilde), he pulls together a posse comprised of former opponents—townsfolk, Dolarhyde and his boys, outlaws and Apache warriors—all in danger of annihilation. United against a common enemy, they will prepare for an epic showdown for survival.
I’m dubious that they can make the “Aliens vs Cowboys” thing make sense. Seems like a really weird pairing, without any thematic connections. But who knows? Do they go gritty, like Eastwood? Or cheesy like “Wild Wild West”? I’m not sure either work. We will soon see pilgrims. Thanks Coming Soon for the heads up.
