Hidalgo

Name: Hidalgo
Released: 2004-3-5
Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Omar Sharif, Said Taghmaoui

Hidalgo

PG-13
2h 16m
2004

46%

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The excitement begins when famed horseman Frank T. Hopkins (Mortensen) enters a grueling competition - "The Ocean Of Fire" - with his mustang Hidalgo. Together, they must not only survive a 3,000-mile race across blistering desert terrain; they must also thwart evil competitors who vow victory at any cost. Witness a sandstorm of epic proportions; a swarm of locusts so massive it obliterates the relentless sun, deadly traps that defy imagination. Based on a true story, this astounding tale of personal triumph will take your breath away.

Director:

Joe Johnston

Producer:

Casey Silver

Writer:

John Fusco

Cast:

Viggo Mortensen, Omar Sharif, Said Taghmaoui

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

46%

Critics Consensus: The scenery looks great, but this overstuffed horse story contains too much cheese.

Reviews

Chicago Reader

J. R. Jones

This big-budget western bears a striking resemblance to the recent Tom Cruise vehicle The Last Samurai, though it's more fun and less pretentious.

Although some of the colonial stylization is impressive, this Mortensen post-"Rings" vehicle is pure horse neck and camel meat.

The film itself can't seem to decide whether it's a Saturday morning serial for the kids, a new Indiana Jones, or something with a bit more dramatic heft

February 1, 2018

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London Evening Standard

Antonia Quirke

Sharif grounds the silliness a little. When he looks across the desert with those eyes that have always hinted that hard weather is coming, everybody else rushing around the set looks overdressed for a costume party.

...the film's hold on the viewer dwindles steadily as it enters its progressively dull midsection...

June 25, 2017

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