Secretariat

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: October 8, 2010

6.4	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 85 Ratings

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conschobharNov 15, 2010

There is very little to recommend about this film unless you're kind of bummed out and tired and want something to perk you up which requires not mental effort. There are better "feel good" movies out there and there are better "mindlessThere is very little to recommend about this film unless you're kind of bummed out and tired and want something to perk you up which requires not mental effort. There are better "feel good" movies out there and there are better "mindless entertainment" movies out there but there are perhaps few that succeed on both these levels as Secretariat does. Highlights: every scene with the horse. Lowpoints: the cheesy and one-dimensional depiction of the early 70's.… Expand

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shaunmedJan 10, 2011

There are far better horse movies to be seen than this. This is a watered down Disney flick that lacks any grit or conflict. A horse from known winning blood lines, owned by rich people that wins virtually all his races. So? If you want toThere are far better horse movies to be seen than this. This is a watered down Disney flick that lacks any grit or conflict. A horse from known winning blood lines, owned by rich people that wins virtually all his races. So? If you want to see an excellent horse movie, watch Phar Lap or The Black Stallion.… Expand

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mamafenixOct 11, 2010

Correction: Sorry, big mistake, Riva won the Derby and Belmont. Had it not been for poor track conditions for the Preakness, Mrs. Tweedy and Mr. Lucien might well have had back to back triple crown winners.

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amheretojudgeOct 23, 2019

A horse riding race is fast, gripping, scary and roaringly fun, the film is nothing like it.

Secretariat The director Randall Wallace's film is an annoying wanna-be milestone that has no stone whatsoever to topple your perspective. Stone,A horse riding race is fast, gripping, scary and roaringly fun, the film is nothing like it.

Secretariat

The director Randall Wallace's film is an annoying wanna-be milestone that has no stone whatsoever to topple your perspective. Stone, as in gravitas. Weight. Everything is lofty. In a bad manner. All is for grabs and all is for attention. There is very little character insight, depth that attracts you. It is basically a bad campaign. Rung just because there is time to. Just because elections are coming. There is no particular reason for it to stand and lead us. Its subtexted excuse is the existence of itself. There is no reasoning beyond that idea. And you'd be annoyed by that. The characters are incredibly thin and one dimensional.

The bad guy comes with a maniacal laughter in their poster. And the good ones with a sickening sweetness. This polarization is off putting. So when the film is collapsing this much vigorously. You turn blind. You are constantly looking for a shoulder to cry upon. And that is when I turned to the genre. There is sports in it. It made me feel safe. I was wrong. For in a usual sports genre you can expect the textbook thrills of competitive games shot beautifully with breathtaking visuals and editing.

What we get here is a slow one sided game. There is no one to root for. Even the choreography, the characteristics, the rules of the games are numbed. To be honest, there aren't any. Secretariat takes a lot of beating. From script to direction. But it is not just the film or us that is bogged down to a finitely small thinking. But the actors too. The performance as well is a victim of this disease. Despite possessing a cast like Diane Lane and John Malkovich, we get a pretty bad deal when it comes to what we invest, expect.… Expand

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