Crossing the classic western and alien-invasion action-thriller, Cowboys & Aliens gives a new look to the traditional western by blending sci-fi elements with CG state of the art special effects.
Daniel Craig stars as Jake Lonergan, a stranger with no memory of his past and with a mysterious shackle encircling one wrist. He stumbles into the hardscrabble and unwelcoming desert town of Absolution in New Mexico. Nobody makes a move in the Absolution's fear laden streets unless ordered to do so by the town's benefactor, the iron-fisted cattle rancher Colonel Woodrow Dolarhyde (Harrison Ford).
As this gunslinger slowly starts to remember who he is and what he experienced, he realizes that he holds a secret that could give the town a fighting chance against the alien force. Lonergan pulls together a posse comprised of former opponents: townsfolk, Dolarhyde and his boys, outlaws, and Chiricahua Apache warriors to prepare for an epic showdown for survival.
In Clint Eastwood's tough but cool image and Steve McQueen's rugged appearance, Craig conveys much with few words while Harrison Ford delivers maximum impact in his portrayal of the tough, self-reliant Dolarhyde. Portraying a woman against type in a western genre movie is Olivia Wilde as Ella, the elusive, enigmatic traveler who shadows Lonergan wherever he goes.
Characters are introduced in creative fashion, gradually unfolding the story and revealing clues. Every character in the piece touches on a classic western archetype: saloon owner Doc (Sam Rockwell) and his wife Maria (Ana de la Reguera), the colonel's right hand man Nat Colorado (Adam Beach), the preacher Meacham (Clancy Brown) Sheriff Taggart (Keith Carradine), his grandson Emmett (Noah Ringer), and Dolarhyde's thug son, Percy (Paul Dano). Joining the cast as Deputy Sheriff Lyle is John Wayne's grandson Brendan Wayne.
Blockbuster filmmaker Jon Favreau is joined by an arsenal of top moviemakers that include Steven Spielberg, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Alex Kurtzman, and Roberto Orci, in this ambitious and well made feature.
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