giant wide shots and were praised for their intense realism by a number of critics and yet were the reason the film earned an R rating. Kevin Carr of FilmThreat.com said on the gun action in Open Range: "After The Matrix redefined action in the late 1990s, every crummy action sequence tries to repeat the power of 'bullet time' often with little success. The action in Open Range is filmed real time, grabbing the audience and showing them that when this kind of stuff happens in real life, it happens faster than you think it would." A review on Moviola stated that the film has "one of the most exciting final gunfights ever filmed". IGN, USA Today, Total Film and Guns & Ammo all also say the shootout scene is one of the best of all time. Awards The film won the 2004 Western Heritage Award, and was nominated for a Golden Satellite Award, an MTV Movie Award (Diego Luna), a Motion Picture Sound Editors Award as well as a Taurus Award for stunt artist Chad Camilleri. It was #48 in TimeOut London's "The 50 greatest westerns" list. References External links 2003 films Beacon Pictures films Touchstone Pictures films Films based on American novels Films based on Western (genre) novels 2003 Western (genre) films 2000s English-language films Films directed by Kevin Costner Films shot in Alberta Films set in Montana American Western (genre) films Films set in the 1880s Films scored by Michael Kamen Films set in 1882 Films produced by David Valdes 2000s American films