It's a premise you expect to be light-hearted fun but the whole thing feels flat, uninspired and bereft of personality, right from the start as we open on Craig awaking in the Arizona desert with no memories and an exotic extra-terestrial weapon on his arm. But overall the tone is far too earnest for the subject matter. There are some pithy one-liners, Rockwell does well with what little he is given and Ford - for the first time in a long time - looks like he's having fun as a cranky, old cattle ranch owner and semi-villain. So why, oh why is Cowboys and Aliens so bloody boring? Well mostly it's because it takes itself too damn seriously.

Now, this mix doesn't promise a quality film necessarily, but it definitely doesn't suggest a bum-achingly dull one. And true to the title, it's got cowboys AND aliens in it. The supporting cast includes the always interesting Sam Rockwell and Olivia Wilde - the extremely hot one from Tron: Legacy. It stars James Bond ( Daniel Craig) and Indiana Jones ( Harrison Ford). Rating: 2.5 It comes from a comic book and via the director of Iron Man.

Cowboys and aliens review