Review #385: Secondhand Lions.
Cast
Haley Joel Osment (Walter Caldwell), Michael Caine (Garth McCann), Robert Duvall (Hub McCann), Kyra Sedgwick (Mae Caldwell), Nicky Katt (Stan), Josh Lucas (Adult Walter Caldwell), Michael O'Neill (Ralph), Deirdre O'Connell (Helen), Christian Kane (Young Hub), Daniel Brooks (Sheik's Great-Grandson), Kevin Haberer (Young Garth), Eric Balfour (Sheik's grandson), Emmanuelle Vaugier (Jasmine), and Adam Ozturk (The Sheik) Directed by Tim McCanlies.
Review
When I watched this earlier today, I had...never heard of this. Yeah, a film made 10 years ago (in a decade where I've reviewed 85 of them), and yet has Michael Caine (#054 - The Dark Knight, #055 - Inception, #062 - Batman Begins, #134 - Austin Powers in Goldmember) and Robert Duvall (#036 - Network, #116 - To Kill a Mockingbird, #191 - The 6th Day, #383 - The Natural) in it. Is it any good? Sure. Some might find it "schmaltzy", I find it to be good. Sometimes a film is just fun for what it has, and this has a wholesome heart and a lot of fun to it. Caine and Duvall play off each other well, with Duvall being the breakout star who steals the show, and this being a good thing. While Caine may seem off cast (Trying to portray a Texan), he still manages to do a fine enough job. Osment is allright, not too bad, for a...teen actor I suppose. The film starts off fine and gets better as it goes along. It has its moments and it does entertain for the most part. It has adventure, excitement, and a lot of fun to go with it.
Overall, I give it 8 out of 10 stars.
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