Appaloosa - 2005
While the western genre has lost much of its favor, every now and then we get a gem. One example is "Tombstone", which happens to be one of favorite movies of all time.
Another is "Appaloosa".......
Appaloosa is an American western based on the 2005 novel, Appaloosa, by crime writer Robert B. Parker. Directed by Ed Harris and co-written by Harris and Robert Knott, Appaloosa stars Harris alongside Viggo Mortensen, Renée Zellweger and Jeremy Irons. The film premiered in the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival and was released in selected cities on September 19, 2008, then expanded into wide-release on October 3, 2008.
The movie shares some narrative similarities with the 1959 Western Warlock, directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Henry Fonda, Anthony Quinn and Richard Widmark. There is also a 1966 Western named The Appaloosa which stars Marlon Brando, but the two films are unrelated.
In 1882, the small town of Appaloosa, New Mexico, is being terrorized by local rancher Randall Bragg (Jeremy Irons), who killed the town's marshal, Jack Bell (Robert Jauregui), and two of his deputies when they came to his ranch to arrest two of his men. The town decides to hire lawman and town-tamer Virgil Cole (Ed Harris) and his deputy, Everett Hitch (Viggo Mortensen), to protect and regain control of the town. The pair agree on one condition: that the town follow the by laws drawn up by Virgil Cole, which means that Virgil and Everett will essentially be running the town while employed as City Marshalls.
The movie is brilliantly directed by Ed Harris...and he also co-wrote the script.
Give it a look...I think you'll like it