tanty
Quite decent story telling. Not too big pretensions and nice performance from a well chosen cast.
The story is quite stereotypical but it is well done.
Secretariat
- Drama
8/20/2010
123
PG
The Impossible True Story
Housewife and mother Penny Chenery agrees to take over her ailing father's Virginia-based Meadow Stables, despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge. Against all odds, Chenery - with the help of veteran trainer Lucien Laurin - manages to navigate the male-dominated business, ultimately fostering the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years.
- Director:
- Writer:
- Revenue:
- $60,300,000
- Budget:
- $35,000,000
Cast
Diane LanePenny Chenery
John MalkovichLucien Laurin- Scott GlennChris Chenery
- Dylan WalshJack Tweedy
- Fred ThompsonBull Hancock
- Margo MartindaleMiss Ham
- Nelsan EllisEddie Sweat
- James CromwellOgden Phipps
- Otto ThorwarthRonnie Turcotte
Michael HardingE.V. Benjamin- Richard FullertonRobert Kleburg
- Tim WareJohn Galbreath
- Nestor SerranoPancho Martin
- Keith AustinLaffit Pincay
- Kevin ConnollyBill Nack
- Eric LangeAndy Beyer
Reviews
r96sk
I thoroughly enjoyed the performances of Diane Lane and John Malkovich, the film itself may not match those two but it still makes for a pleasant time.
This is another sports drama from Disney and another film about horses, of which they have been a fair amount down the decades from the studio. It fails to reach the (very) high levels of 1976's 'The Littlest Horse Thieves' and 1991's 'Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken'.
However, with that noted, 'Secretariat' still produces a fine time. Lane and Malkovich are very good together, Lane particularly stands out. Margo Martindale is involved once more, playing a sweet and lovely character as she always does - she's perfect for those roles. Nice to see James Cromwell, also.
The cinematography ...