HORSE MOVIE, I hate horse movies, although it is alright for a horse movie, as it is a true story and all.

Typical Disney fare. Don't look for any suprises here, but it's well made and well acted.

A hallmark movie with nicer visuals. The script tries to make the story of the huge favorite hammering everyone else "inspiring" by turning the owner of a competing horse into a ridiculous, preening villain. It doesn't work. None of the actors lift their character beyond stereotype, though at least Malkovich is fun to watch.

In case you ever wanted two hours of cornball "inspirational" lines said by good actors who seemed to realize halfway through that this would not garner the same acclaim that the equally cheesy The Blind Side did so they stopped trying. It's truly not worth your time.

"We've had us a film about a horse/ Seabiscuit got Oscar nods, of course of course/ So another race horse on us they'll force: Secretariat!"

I feel like I've seen this done before and done better (Seabiscuit). Secretariat just feels like a glossed-over, shallow Disney movie without a lot of artistic quality. If you're looking for a family movie to watch, you could do worse, but I wouldn't recommend Secretariat to the discerning movie-watcher. Really over-the-top performance by Lane as well; much better in Unfaithful (obviously a different type of movie).

It has the occasional touching moment of sports-inspired hope, but it has been better done a thousand times before, and even the big name cast can't save this from being a fairly dull entry into the genre. Malkovich does his best to inject some fun into proceedings, but overall it's a bit too lifeless to be properly enjoyed.

It's tough to make a "Rocky" type movie about a horse that stomped the crap out of the rest of the field.

Story is sweet as a sugar cube, as is Lane.

The soundtrack of *Secretariat* is just like the film itself: derivative of other horse-racing films, boring in the family scenes, but exciting once hooves begin to thunder in Dolby Surround 7.1

This movie is so horrible that it even has the "I will survive" speech. In a stable, of course. Avoid this movie at all cost unless you are just a fucking moron looking for a movie to help stick your head further up your own ass.

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diane lane is so good in this movie good cast good plot 10 out of 10 nice horses

"Watching Secretariat is an experience as antithetical to watching an actual horse race as it gets." - Simon Abrams

Unsurprisingly this film is a lot like Seabiscuit. Still, it's entertaining, has a great cast (it's full of "Hey! It's That Guy!" moments) and is visually striking.

"One of the earliest religious disappointments in a young girl's life devolves upon her unanswered prayer for a horse" (Phillis Theroux). If this quote makes you nod your head, you'll probably like Secretariat, a horse movie to affirm the feelings of any horse-movie hater. It is a nice, heart-warming film in the classic sports-film mold, appropriate for families and horse-lovers. I doubt anyone could hate this movie. I rather liked it.

The horse is obviously unbelievable, but Wallace just ruins it all with all the Jesus songs and such... And Diane Lane is trying so hard that it becomes embarrassing. I only rooted for the poor jockey.

Run of the mill wholesome Disney fare. If you don't know exactly what's going to happen by watching the first 10 minutes you haven't seen enough movies.