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Overview
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Release Date:
3 October 2008 (USA) moreTagline:
Feelings get you killed.Plot:
Two friends hired to police a small town that is suffering under the rule of a rancher find their job complicated by the arrival of a young widow. | full synopsisNewsDesk:
(69 articles)
New Viggo Movie Poster for 'Good' (From Get The Big Picture. 30 November 2008, 2:56 AM, PST)
Harris And Adams Honoured As Stars Of The Year
(From WENN. 9 November 2008, 5:42 AM, PST)
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Great Adaptation of Parker's novel moreUS Showtimes:
(register to personalize)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Robert Jauregui | ... | Marshall Jack Bell (as Bobby Jauregui) |
 | Jeremy Irons | ... | Randall Bragg |
 | Timothy V. Murphy | ... | Vince |
 | Luce Rains | ... | Dean |
| James Tarwater | ... | Chalk (as Jim Tarwater) |
 | Boyd Kestner | ... | Bronc |
 | Gabriel Marantz | ... | Joe Whittfield |
 | Ed Harris | ... | Virgil Cole |
 | Viggo Mortensen | ... | Everett Hitch |
| Benjamin Rosenshein | ... | Town Boy |
 | Cerris Morgan-Moyer | ... | Tilda |
 | James Gammon | ... | Earl May |
 | Timothy Spall | ... | Phil Olson |
 | Tom Bower | ... | Abner Raines |
 | Erik J. Bockemeier | ... | Fat Wallis |
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Rated R for some violence and language.Parents Guide:
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Canada:114 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | USA:114 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Ireland:15A | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | UK:15 | Canada:G (Québec) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | France:U | USA:R (certificate #44389) | Argentina:Atp | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB)MOVIEmeter: 
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Ed Harris originally intended his character to have hair. He selected a wig and screen tested it before eventually deciding to play the part bald. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: Both the words "Marshal" and "millinery" are misspelled in the movie on signs in the town. They are incorrectly spelled as "Marshall" and "millinary". moreQuotes:
Everett Hitch: Life has a way of making the foreseeable that which never happens... and the unforeseeable that which your life becomes. moreFAQ
What song does Ed Harris sing in the movie?Is "Appaloosa" based on a book?
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I love all of Robert B. Parker's novels and I have a lot of respect for the craft of Ed Harris. This movie was a very faithful rendering of the book. Harris didn't get in the way of the storytelling rather he gave it a strong visualization. As the novel as written, the story is actually told through the eyes of Everett Hitch, played here by Viggo Mortenson. I love the way, even though he is somewhat of a side-kick, he was allowed to remain the viewpoint character. My only complaint was Renee as Allie. Reading the book I visualized a Faye Dunaway at 35. Diane Lane would have been more in line with the way the character was written in the novel. Renne struck me as a little too coquettish and obviously needy rather than manipulative and needy. It's a matter of taste but I would have preferred it. However, the rest of the casting was spot on and I hope Harris considers doing the sequel, "Resolution."