Comic Book Movie Review: Cowboys & Aliens

Cowboys & Aliens is a tale about cowboys….and aliens.  The movie gets its name and basic premise (very, very basic) from the comic created by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg and written by Fred Van Lente and Andrew Foley.

Directed by Jon Favreau

Written by (screenplay) Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby & Steve Oedekerk

Cast
Daniel Craig as Jake Lonergan
Harrison Ford as Woodrow Dolarhyde
Olivia Wilde as Ella Swenson
Sam Rockwell as Doc
Clancy Brown as Meacham
Paul Dano as Percy Dolarhyde
Adam Beach as Nat Colorado
Noah Ringer as Emmett Taggart
Keith Carradine as Sheriff John Taggart

Spoiler filled synopsis and review after the break.