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Secretariat
Predictable yet unexpected
QUICKIE REVIEW
Secretariat is easily one of the most predictable movies I have ever seen but it is still enjoyable to some degree, thanks mainly in some part to the great performances of Diane Lane and John Malkovich. I knew from the get-go how this movie would play out and I was correct on every level but there were a few surprises along the way to keep me interested in it. The horse races themselves are incredibly well done. They are really exciting. I also found myself caught up in the story of the horse itself. Secretariat is based on a true story, so in having to distinguish between what was scripted as compared to what really happened I found myself believing in more of the movie than I had expected. On the same night that I saw Secretariat, I saw another, better Disney movie, Tangled. But it’s a rare feat for Disney to make a live action film that holds up with the best of their animated features and unfortunately Secretariat does not do that. At all. But it does work. On some fundamental level, it holds up.
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1/2
SECOND OPINION - Review by Caleb Acker
Diane Lane deserves all the respect in the world for her role in this film. A film rarely starts out slow and jumps out so great that it just grabs my attention. Well, this was one of those movies. At times my heart pounded so hard that it hurt and at times my eyes were watering from crying so much. It is filled with raw emotion. John Malkovich does a fantastic job playing the trainer but Lane is just incredible.
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