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July 29, 2011
At the Movies: 'Cowboys & Aliens' a dud despite fine cast
By DAVID GERMAIN
AP Movie Writer
AP Movie Writer
The genre mash-up of “Cowboys & Aliens” is more a mush-up, an action yarn aiming to be both science fiction and Old West adventure but doing neither all that well.
The filmmakers — and there are a lot of them, among them director Jon Favreau, 11 producers or executive producers including Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard and Brian Grazer, plus half a dozen credited writers — start with a title that lays out a simple but cool premise: invaders from the skies shooting it out with guys on horseback.
| COWBOYS & ALIENS |
 Director: Jon Favreau Cast: Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Keith Carradine, Olivia Wilde Rating: PG-13 Running time: 118 minutes |
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