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All the Pretty Horses Movie

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Two young Texas cowboys on the cusp of manhood ride into 1940's Mexico in search of experience. What they find is a country as chaotic as it is beautiful, as cruel and unfeeling as it is mysterious, where death is a constant, capricious companion.

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- Some passions can never be tamed.

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Name: ed
I'm surprised at how much I was riveted by this film in spite of its slow pace. I enjoyed the story, the acting, and thought that the Matt Damon/Penelope Cruz romance worked really well. Billy Bob - I get you (even if none of the critics out there do).
Name: debmm
This film was based on another book by Cormac McCarthy (No Country For Old Men, The Road). The scenes play out upon a stunning background of New Mexico, beautiful horses, Matt Damon and Penelope Cruz. The story lagged in places but it's a sweet movie. "I knew from the first time I seen him, that son of a bitch had a loose wing nut!"
Name: ita882
All The Pretty Horses tells the story that was beautifully put to pen and paper by the incomparable Cormac McCarthy in the novel of the same name. John Grady Cole, played by Matt Damon, is a cowboy in the 1950s that with his best friend Lacey Rawlins (Henry Thomas) by his side embark on an adventure into a mysterious and dangerous Mexico. There Cole finds peril a plenty, his passion for horses and an inevitably doomed love with the daughter of his employer (Penelope Cruz). As a Cormac McCarthy fan, I was immensely disappointed by this film adaptation of what could arguably be called a literary masterpiece. Frustration quickly set in as I viewed this debacle that I felt cheated. Cheated because I had fallen in love with the characters that I knew from the book and they were barely existent in this film. Why? Because there was no imagination, no creativity, no unique perspective. When a person decides to take on a book of such brilliance, they better damn sure know what they are doing. Alas, that was not to be the case here. This film bombed for a reason, because the people that were involved in making it slaughtered every page of genius that was written with every shot they made. Billy Bob Thornton should have stuck to collecting vials of blood and self mutilation instead of getting his hands onto this project. He offered nothing. It was as if he just copied everything from the book word for word. Everything mirrored the novel and came off second best instead of enhancing the novel. It was as if he sat in the Director?s seat and read every page as he went along and said, ?Okay. The book says that you do this and you stand here and you say this. So do it!? I am flabbergasted as to how he has ever had a directing gig. Was Sling Blade just a fluke?! Then there are the actors. I am a fan of Matt Damon?s. He has done some good stuff but this cannot be added onto ?Finest Film Achievements in an Actor?s Career?. If they were to do a segment on ?This Is Your Life? for Matt Damon 30 years from now, he should have the television program and network sign an iron clad legal document stating that they will not list in his filmography this film, show a clip from this film or even mention this film in any capacity. I don?t know if he read the book at all or researched his role at all before stepping in front of the camera or even made an effort beforehand because he looked like a fish out of water. He was wooden and lifeless at times and I did not believe him in the slightest when he did actually show any emotion. The scene that just re-instates this for me is when he is on the telephone to Alejandra (Cruz) begging her to meet him and he is confessing his love for her. He could very well have been ordering a pizza in that scene and the viewer would have been none the wiser. Damon should have when he was offered the part, taken on the lead role in ?Brokeback Mountain?. Maybe then he would?ve been able to redeem himself. I did give this film 2.5 stars and so there were some positives, however rare. The location/s in which the film was shot was breathtaking. The cinematography was lavish and exquisite and that is something it had going for it. It?s a relief to know they had somebody on board who knew what they were doing. Some of the actors had a hint of knowing what they were doing as well. Like the timeless Penelope Cruz. She has a poignant quality about her and an innocence in this film that resonates in every scene and smile and tear. I really did feel her anguish, her joy and love and that is a sign of a great actor. One who is able to make you believe whatever they are telling you, showing you. Another thing about Cruz was that she did something that the film needed. She brought something different to her character. She gave Alejandra another dimension. In the book, Alejandra?s character is questionable when she chooses her family over her lover. There is a doubt about her decision. That she possibly made the choice because of her family?s money and the luxuries that that money provides. Cruz takes a stance on how her character is portrayed. She is pure, innocent and deeply in love with no other motives for her choice but family loyalty and honour. As the end credits rolled up I was left feeling empty and deflated and longed for something more. For an explanation as to why this film was not everything that it was supposed to be. How could someone get it so wrong? I couldn?t understand it and I still don?t. Perhaps Thornton felt he was being true to the book by duplicating it word for word both in script and scenes but all he ended up doing was killing the essence of what the book is really about. He did not even consider the possibility of being an individual with artistic freedom and lost the whole point of All The Pretty Horses.
Name: tonydannie
Despite the fact that the films one sheet makes you think you are going to see a romantic film.It really is not. Hey don't get me wrong. I love a romantic movie from time to time.But it goes to show how some one sheets are misleading. This was a great film. Billy Bob Thornton returns behind the camera to give us wonderfully shot film. Matt Damon was as good as could be expected. And Lucas Black is growing to be a good actor.(I can forgive him for fast and Furious 3) Enjoy this film. Rent or watch on Cable If you want to kill 2 hours. You wont regret it.
Name: MangoChutChut
Zzzz. . .huh? Oh, sorry, just thinking about this movie makes me sleepy. It's a well-constructed story but Lordy is it boring. Matt Damon is great even though he makes out with Penelope Cruz. And that kid from ET wasn't so bad either. I read somewhere that BBT had to make significant cuts in order for the movie to be 3 hours. I can't even imagine what he cut. More sweeping shots of landscapes? Penelope Cruz pouting? So sleepy now. . .zzz.



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Movie Info

Year:
2000
IMDB Rating:
5.7
IMDB Votes:
6220
Countries:
USA
Genres:
Drama, Western
Tags:
Prison, Based on novel, Romance, Knife fight, Falsely accused, Horse, Jail, Switchblade, Ranch, Cowboy

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