Search results
Aug 15, 2003 · Director: Kevin-Costner / Writers: Lauran-Paine (novel), Craig-Storper (screenplay) / Starring: Kevin-Costner, Robert-Duvall, Diego-Luna
- 139 min
- What Is Kevin Costner's 'Open Range' About?
- Kevin Costner Uses A Slow-Burn Storytelling Approach
- Kevin Costner Prioritizes Characters Over Action
- 'Open Range's Shootout Is A Western Best
Adapted from Lauran Paine's 1990 novel, Open Range follows Boss Spearman (Duvall) and Charley Waite (Costner) as they drive a herd of cattle through a stunning 1882 Western landscape. Accompanied by Mose (Abraham Benrudi) and Button (Diego Luna), the men find themselves in danger after attracting unwanted attention from Denton Baxter (Michael Gambo...
Tightly plotted and paced, Open Range eschews fast-paced action and thrills in favor of a Western that takes its time. While the tendency to dive headlong into gunplay is always tempting, Costner gives his film room to breathe in exploring life in the Old West. Before encountering Denton Baxter and his men, audiences are given an intimate glimpse i...
Despite the inherent dangers of navigating an unforgiving natural landscape, and contending with the often violent men inhabiting it, Boss and Charley are given ample opportunity to reflect on the past, make sense of the present, and speculate about potential futures in ways that are intimate and revealing. Unlike Dances with Wolves' John Dunbar, w...
By the time bullets start flying in Open Range, audiences have spent more than 100 minutes with Boss and Charley, and the rising anticipation preceding their gunfight with Denton Baxter and his men is well-earned. With the creeping suspicion that the two cattlemen don't expect to survive (they reveal their real names to one another before the shoot...
- Kevin Costner
- Author
Open Range: Directed by Kevin Costner. With Robert Duvall, Kevin Costner, Annette Bening, Michael Gambon. A former gunslinger is forced to take up arms again when he and his cattle crew are threatened by a corrupt lawman.
Recent reviews. A former gunslinger is forced to take up arms again when he and his cattle crew are threatened by a corrupt lawman.
Open Range is a 2003 American Revisionist Western film directed and co-produced by Kevin Costner, written by Craig Storper, based on the novel The Open Range Men by Lauran Paine, starring Robert Duvall and Costner, with Annette Bening, Michael Gambon, and Michael Jeter appearing in supporting roles. The film was the final on-screen appearance ...
Aug 15, 2023 · The actor starred in and directed the film, written by Craig Storper and based on the novel The Open Range Men by Lauran Paine.
- 9 min
- Kevin Polowy
Aug 11, 2003 · Craig Storper. Writer. Written by John Chard on July 1, 2017. A former gunslinger is forced to take up arms again when he and his cattle crew are threatened by a corrupt lawman.
