Excellent story, cast, acting and direction. The viewer is drawn into the dilemma of "town bullies" versus unwanted "real" cowboys driving a herd, who must stay over because of their situation.

Open Range is the type of Western I can again and again. I already have watched it several times.

Haven't seen a movie take in the (Alberta) scenery this well since Unforgiven. If I hadn't lived there this movie would make me want to move there. Robert Duvall is good in every movie he's ever been in, this one included. Annette Bening should be in more movies. Kevin Costner, well, he does Kevin Costner well enough. Good supporting cast, including some reliable Canucks. The plot is 100% paint-by-numbers, from the bromance to the romance to the Peckinpah-level of killing. How did America come to accept all this blood as normal? No wonder it's a country where crazies are shooting up schools on a weekly basis.

Kevin Costner's second best western! This features good performances, a decent story, a superb cast, excellent cinematography, and deserving kudos all around. This features some men who are in the 19th century America as cattle herders and explorers. They wind up in an inevitable showdown against a corrupt lawman as they are pushed against the edge of the frontier.I loved watching Kevin Costner, Robert Duvall, and Annette Benning together. This is the type of movie you might want to watch if you are into the western genre. If you liked Dances With Wolves, you will like this one.*** out of ****