MOVIE: OPEN RANGE [2003]

REVIEW# 75
MOVIE: OPEN RANGE [2003]
Genre: Action/Western
Cast: Kevin Costner,Robert Duvall
Director: Kevin Costner
IMDb rating: 7.5/10
Deeps rating: 7.5/10
Verdict: An exciting revenge saga.Well-directed.

             The story is set in Montana during 1882.'Boss' Spearmen [Robert Duvall],is an open range cattle man who has three helpers alongside him ,Charley[Kevin Costner],Mose and Button.Even if all the three are hired all of them shows great loyalty towards Boss ,because although he talks tough, he is a great person with a good heart.Charley was along with him for a decade and he is more than an employee to Boss.Charlie who was a gunslinger before and has a terrible past reinvents himself under Boss an everything was just fine until one day,when Mose is send up to nearby town for some supplies.

         This  town is controlled by a ruthless Irish man called,Denton Baxter,who hates free grazers and so in the pretext of a fight he arrests and tortures Mose.When Mose doesn't turn up after two days,Charlie and Boss head for the town and meets Baxter.Baxter warns them and threatens about their free- grazing but they manage to free the wounded Mose.They take him to the nearby doctor where Charlie meets Sue ,the doctor's sister.He immediately gets attracted to her but hides his feelings as he thinks that she is doctor's wife.After treatment they take Mose back to their camp,but Baxter's  men follow him and starts bothering them.

     So one day the inevitable happens as Baxter's men attack Mose and Button when Charlie and Boss are away.Mose gets killed and the young Button gets shot in his head.This was enough to provoke the old yet brave Boss and the once famous gunslinger Charlie to take revenge against Baxter.They decide to get back into town and prove Baxter that he messed up with the wrong guys.This starts the war between the Baxter's men and the two highly skilled and bold,Charlie and Boss.
    An excellent revenge saga told in a very exciting manner.Kevin Costner has done a tremendous job as an actor and director.The movie very well depicts a great romantic story too, along side, that of Charlie and Sue.As a western movie made in modern times,this movie will attract you for its great visuals and high quality.Robert Duvall too impress you with his great acting talent.THE MOVIE IS DEDICATED TO MICHEAL JETTER,WHO PLAYED THE CHARACTER 'PERCY';AS HE PASSED AWAY BEFORE THIS MOVIE WAS RELEASED.

I am Deepak Unnikrishnan and I will be back with another great movie from the past,soon.

TIP OF THE DAY: IF JUSTICE FAILS,REVENGE IS NOT A SIN.