1873. Arizona Territory. A stranger (Craig) with no memory of his past stumbles into the hard desert town of Absolution. The only hint to his history is a mysterious shackle that encircles one wrist. What he discovers is that the people of Absolution don't welcome strangers, and nobody makes a move on its streets unless ordered to do so by the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde (Ford). It's a town that lives in fear.But Absolution is about to experience fear it can scarcely comprehend as the desolate city is attacked by marauders from the sky. Screaming down with breathtaking velocity and blinding lights to abduct the helpless one by one, these monsters challenge everything the residents have ever known. Now, the stranger they rejected is their only hope for salvation. As this gunslinger slowly starts to remember who he is and where he's been, he realizes he holds a secret that could give the town a fighting chance against the alien force. With the help of the elusive traveler Ella (Olivia Wilde), he pulls together a posse comprised of former opponents—townsfolk, Dolarhyde and his boys, outlaws and Apache warriors—all in danger of annihilation. United against a common enemy, they will prepare for an epic showdown for survival.
I really enjoyed this movie. This is a straight up summertime popcorn movie. With all the reboots and origins and sequels and remakes that have truly destroyed any sense of creativity, this one was equal parts creative and simple. Take a western and throw aliens in there. Enjoy the ride. Different and simple and fun as hell. They develop all the characters enough so that you care and the action looked really good. This movie was straight up fun. The only warning is that alot of the alien stuff was too scary for younger ones. WW jumped numerous times.
I would definitely recommend people checking this out. It's definitely one of the better movies of the summer on an entertainment level.
