Appaloosa

The dust clouds swirl like the wrath of God in the New Mexico hamlet big-saddled enough to call itself the City of Appaloosa, but hired guns Virgil (Ed Harris) and Everett (Viggo Mortensen) don't pay them any mind. They've come to restore order and bring justice to the murderer Bragg (Jeremy Irons), a vile rancher who treats Appaloosa like his private preserve. There's further vexation in the liberal mores of flirtatious newcomer Allison (Renée Zellweger), who swears she's no whore. Harris also directs (and co-writes), following up his helming debut Pollock with a grand contribution to the western movie revival.