Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

Murphy Howard I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Kirandeep Yoder The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

paindweller Can't believe I have never watched this. It's the type of film you have to go into with an open heart & mind. Rest assured it will then blow your mind. There are parts hard to watch which add to what makes it epic. This was an experience. Definitely ignore every nay sayer on this one and do yourself a favour and don't go so long like myself never having watched it having never heard of it before. You won't regret it. If you have a love for all life then this is the film for you. Wish I could live that experience again from scratch.

Filipe Neto This film has several points of interest. To begin, remember the importance of the horse to the man. The horse is truly our best friend. However, despite being an adventure film, it is not as adventurous as other such films. It has moments of great psychological depth, calm, humor and even sad moments. All this has value. I, at least, I was not displeased or felt that the film deceived me. Sometimes what deceives us is advertising.Vigo Mortensen plays the lead role, with his mustang horse, and get a good performance, full of humanity and feelings, particularly visible when you talk to the horse or recalls his forebears. Your character is a man marked by conflicts against the Indians, with whom he sympathizes, to the point of knowing the language. Omar Sharif is also participating in this film, giving life to the Arab sheik, the host horse racing that the film portrays. As usual, the actor managed another great performance. The scenarios are great, as are displayed desert landscapes. The dialogues were very well thought out and avoid inelegant words.This is a family film, essentially based on humanistic values ​​and is recommended for the whole family.

oragex Of course, a Spielberg's Indiana Jones wanna be.I like Viggo so much, I could watch his movies with closed eyes. He doesn't have a impressive (read very expressive) play, but he is pleasant to watch and has a rather constant play.The set up, the photography are beautiful if clearly exaggerated with postal card overwhelming 'reddish' looking images. This could have been a beautiful adventure movie, but it lacks a single item. Because of this, it's a dish not only without salt, but also without spices.The missing item is called directing. Not that it doesn't have it, it's just awful. Joe Johnston was a poor choice for this movie. It makes it look like a b series movie with the actors moving slowly, saber fight scenes poorly directed than Power Rangers fights, slow image change in action takes, and so on.Because of this, the movie lacks pace. There are action/adventure movies with slow pace, but that's another level of mastering the art of directing.

info-12190 I don't want to spoil anything for you so I'll just say that I've seen this movie at least four times since it came out and I love it more each time. I highly recommend it because it is one of my favorite movies of all times. I've also seen Silence of the Lambs about the same amount of times, to give you a counterpoint. I also enjoyed Spartacus the TV show, that has one of Hidalgo's actors in it. I also enjoy Ripper Street, Peaky Blinders, Orphan Black, just to name a bunch of shows that I like so you don't think I only enjoy Disney (Touchstone) movies like Hidalgo. I don't really understand why I have to have ten lines of text to post a review, that seems very arbitrary and unnecessary. OK, I think this will post now. Enjoy!