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I donвЂ™t care if you write вЂњPirates and DinosaursвЂќ or вЂњUnicorns vs. Little pieces are just right on their own-reminder: Craig is the MAN-but the five-person screenwriting team, adapting a 2006 graphic novel, makes the mash-up awkward instead of a blast.

The premise may sound like a slam-dunk, but not when it's the only unique detail in a predictable movie that's like a shallow approximation of other, better genre movies. The verdict: вЂњCowboys and AliensвЂќ escalates as mildly as a spaceship scared to fly any way other than in a straight line. Lauras Review: C-Directed by Jon Favreau ('Iron Man') with five credited screenwriters adapting the Scott Mitchell Rosenberg comic book, 'Cowboys & Aliens' is a mess of a film with less rooting interest than watching someone else play a video game. From the cool special effects, to its top-notch acting and wickedly fun concept, Cowboys and Aliens is just that film that.

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(Yes, I know he was Han Solo too.) Less convenient is that last year's disappointing 'Iron Man 2' suggests director Jon Favreau may have forgotten how to deliver lively entertainment. The buzz: How convenient that Indiana Jones just confronted extraterrestrials so Ford can know his way around this sort of adventure. (That is, until his name, Jake Lonergan, and simple background are soon revealed and all mystery disappears.) The different part is that while a bunch of cowboys (including Harrison Ford) try to out-macho Jake and a fetching gal ( Olivia Wilde) bats her eyes at him, aliens attack. Most notably, the film fails to deliver a successful blend of cowboys and aliens - as the two worlds rarely come together with real cohesion. For something new and different in the Western genre: A tough guy (Daniel Craig) in 1873 Arizona has no name and no recollection of his past. There are a number of problems in Cowboys & Aliens that muddle the mash-up: dull moments, awkward pacing, and flat emotions.