Hidalgo (Blu-ray) PG-13
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Blu-ray Details
- Rated: PG-13
- Run Time: 2 hours, 16 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: April 1, 2008
- Originally Released: 2004
- Label: Touchstone
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Viggo Mortensen & Omar Sharif | |
Performer: | Zuleikha Robinson | |
Directed by | Joe Johnston | |
Screenwriting by | John Fusco | |
Composition by | James Newton Howard | |
Produced by | Casey Silver | |
Director of Photography: | Shelly Johnson | |
Executive Production by | Don Zepfel |
Entertainment Reviews:
[D]irected with love for scale and location by Joe Johnston...
Entertainment Weekly
Rating: 2/5 --
The stereotypes and blatant propaganda wouldn't irritate so much if the action itself wasn't so relentlessly dreary -- a desert of imagination, parched of original ideas.
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BBC.com
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
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The Spectator
Rating: 3/5 --
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.
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Fat Guys at the Movies
Rating: 2/4 --
...the film's hold on the viewer dwindles steadily as it enters its progressively dull midsection...
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Reel Film Reviews
Rating: 3/5 --
Formulaic, overly simple, too violent for tweens.
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Common Sense Media
[T]he film makes its points about character, courage and perseverance in crowd-pleasing fashion.
Box Office
Product Description:
A breathtakingly photographed, epic western like none produced for decades, HIDALGO recounts the life of legend Frank T. Hopkins (Viggo Mortensen). Set in the 1800s, this family film chronicles the triumphant victory won by Frank and his mustang Hidalgo in the Ocean of Fire, an often-fatal competition in which the best riders and thoroughbreds race across Middle Eastern deserts. For Frank, who is known in the west for his prowess as a Pony Express rider and the winner of long-distance horse races, the lure of the Ocean of Fire is not only the $100,000 purse but also the clear challenge--both of which prove irresistible, and inspire him to travel across the world for this life-altering experience.
With sweeping landscapes that evoke John Ford westerns like STAGECOACH and THE SEARCHERS, HIDALGO features enough racing, rivalry, and romance to befit any action film. But the race also provides a vehicle for the story of Frank forgiving himself for his participation in the Wounded Knee slaughter and accepting his part-Indian ancestry. The film's message, highlighted in a particularly moving scene where Frank invokes the spirits of his Native American ancestors, is that the key to happiness is accepting yourself as you are.
With sweeping landscapes that evoke John Ford westerns like STAGECOACH and THE SEARCHERS, HIDALGO features enough racing, rivalry, and romance to befit any action film. But the race also provides a vehicle for the story of Frank forgiving himself for his participation in the Wounded Knee slaughter and accepting his part-Indian ancestry. The film's message, highlighted in a particularly moving scene where Frank invokes the spirits of his Native American ancestors, is that the key to happiness is accepting yourself as you are.
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- Sales Rank: 40,793
- UPC: 786936756159
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