Cowboys & Aliens
Universal Pictures | Release Date: July 29, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
50
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 41 Critic Reviews
Positive:
16
Mixed:
20
Negative:
5
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenJul 28, 2011
Over on the aliens side, it's hard to make out faces, but there's no doubt about their place of origin: These slimy, growling, bug-eyed and distinctly non-scary things are straight from central casting. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranJul 28, 2011
A leaden mash-up of western and science-fiction elements that ends up noisy, grotesque and unappealing. Read full review
30
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternJul 28, 2011
Cowboys versus aliens is a concept that may make you smile in anticipation, but wipe that smile off your face before buying your ticket. Read full review
25
Miami HeraldRene RodriguezJul 29, 2011
Every summer movie season usually has at least one spectacular, disastrous flame-out, and although the dog days of August still loom, I doubt there will come a big-budget blockbuster worse than Cowboys and Aliens. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineNick SchagerJul 26, 2011
Brandishing a literal-minded title as laughable as the rest of its action, Cowboys & Aliens mashes up genres with a staunch dedication to getting everything wrong, making sure that each scene is more inane than the one that preceded it. Read full review
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