Hidalgo

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

Hidalgo

PG-13
2h 16m
2004

46%

age 14+

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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

The List

Kaleem Aftab

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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Fat Guys at the Movies

Kevin Carr

If you take it as historical fact, it's got a world of problems. But if you're just in the mood to be entertained, it can be a decent piece of Saturday afternoon escapism.

June 25, 2017

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Common Sense Media

age 14+

Common Sense Says

Formulaic, overly simple, too violent for tweens.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this movie has a lot of violence, including swords, knives, and guns. We see the result of the massacre of Native Americans at Wounded Knee, with dead bodies everywhere. Characters and horses are shot, impaled, stabbed, and beheaded and one is threatened with castration. There are many tense scenes of peril, including quicksand. Characters drink, and Hopkins develops a drinking problem. A character smokes a hookah. There is some strong language and some crude humor. A woman offers Hopkins money and sex to get him to throw the race. The problem of prejudice against women and against those of other races, particularly mixed races, is a theme of the movie.