Hidalgo
Ohjaus:
Joe JohnstonKäsikirjoitus:
John FuscoKuvaus:
Shelly JohnsonSävellys:
James Newton HowardNäyttelijät:
Viggo Mortensen, Zuleikha Robinson, Omar Sharif, Louise Lombard, Adam Alexi-Malle, Saïd Taghmaoui, J.K. Simmons, Peter Mensah (lisää)Suoratoistopalvelut (1)
Juonikuvaukset(1)
Ratsulähetti Frank T. Hopkinsin (Viggo Mortensen) tarinaan perustuva "Hidalgo" on eeppinen toimintaseikkailu miehen matkasta yli huikeiden haasteiden. Vuosisatojen ajan vuosittain järjestetty Tulimeri–kisa – 4 500 kilometrin selviytymiskilpailu halki aavikon – oli pyhitetty vain parhaille arabihevosille, puhtaimmille ja jaloimmille suvuille, jotka olivat mahtavien kuninkaallisten perheiden omistuksessa. Vuonna 1890 amerikkalainen ratsastaja nimeltä Hopkins kutsuttiin hevosineen mukaan kilpailuun. Hopkins oli karjapaimen ja Yhdysvaltain ratsuväen lähetti, jota oli kehuttu Villin lännen kaikkien aikojen parhaaksi ratsumieheksi. Väite oli määrä testata kilpailussa, jossa tuo jenkkicowboy ja hänen mustanginsa Hidalgo saisivat vastaansa maailman parhaat arabiratsut ja niiden beduiiniratsastajat – joista jotkut olivat vannoneet henkeen ja vereen estävänsä tuota ulkomaalaista pääsemästä kisassa maaliin. Niinpä Frank ei kilpaillutkaan vain kunniasta vaan myös omasta ja ratsunsa hengestä parivaljakon tavoitellessa mahdottoman tuntuista saavutusta. (Buena Vista Int. Fin.)
(lisää)Arvostelut (6)
The few technically well-done action scenes in Hidalgo are offset by a few repulsively kitschy poetic scenes. And the better parts of the screenplay in which something interesting happens are offset by unnecessary digressions that only slow the whole film down. The race itself ends up comprising barely a third of the film. Viggo Mortensen is fine here, but not great.
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A naive adventure film of the old school. It reminded me a lot of the May films from Arabia, but with a more generous budget. The cinematography and production design are good, the digital effects and the script not so much. The rest (i.e. the whole lot) is a grey, bland average.
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A classic adventure template in a striking and, to my great joy, irresistible packaging. Mortensen in a hat and on a horse, a beautiful princess, cunning enemies, unexpected friends, and sandy mountains. In the end, it could be a disappointment or a solid average for the average viewer, but for me, it's a soothing balm for the soul. That's how Kara Ben Nemsi could have turned out if Harald Reinl had caught him a long time ago, just like the classic Vinnetou films.
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A typical example of an average big-budget film. There’s not much going on other than a few action scenes, a bit of romance, a few nice shots of the desert at sunset. You can really feel the smell of Hollywood's commercialism here.
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I actually liked it. The beauty of the desert captured by beautiful cinematography, beautiful animals, beautiful music… Yeah, a lot of beautiful things. Plus a likeable cast and a script that, although clichéd, is at least suspenseful. Another pop-corn flick by Johnson.
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Viggo Mortensen is great even in this adventure film, which could almost evoke some of those old good stories from the turn of the century. It has all the qualifications: Interesting locations, quite good characters, and competitiveness. However, even from this cocktail, they failed to squeeze out something substantial, and the right atmosphere simply didn't resonate with me.
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