Hidalgo
In 1890, the movie follows a down-and-out cowboy named Frank T. Hopkins and his horse as they travel to Arabia to compete in the Ocean of Fire, a 3,000 mile survival race across the Arabian desert.
1965, England, UK
2 May 1962, Westchester, New York, USA
9 January 1955, Detroit, Michigan, USA
18 December 1953, Billings, Montana, USA
14 February 1950, Evanston, Illinois, USA
10 April 1932, Alexandria, Egypt
24 September 1964, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
April 10, 2016
...the film's hold on the viewer dwindles steadily as it enters its progressively dull midsection...
April 18, 2014
Whether or not the events depicted really happened to Hopkins, it's still a damn fun story.
March 16, 2004
It's a manqué of a rousing adventure tale and not the real thing. You're constantly aware of the gulf between how the movie wants to excite you and the halfhearted execution.
April 25, 2007
The event around which the movie revolves is a desert mirage, since there is no record of any such race ever being staged. Nonetheless, those able to ignore this outrageous historical distortion might enjoy this triumph of an underdog aganst the odds.
March 09, 2004
A hybrid of both traditional and revisionist contradictions.
March 18, 2004
An exciting, colorful and very appealing movie.
March 08, 2004
... filled with cliches.
March 11, 2004
Popcorn for us and oats for the horses, delivered by the tall drink of water that is Mortensen.
January 17, 2016
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.
September 25, 2006
Even if the story were true, the film's events have been fictionalized beyond belief.
April 09, 2004
An adventure that never met a cliche it couldn't saddle, mount and ride for a butt-numbing two hours and sixteen minutes.
December 24, 2010
Formulaic, overly simple, too violent for tweens.
