The Long Shot
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Movie Reviews of The Long Shot
Movie Review: The Long Shot
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this DVD for my wife who loves horses. It was a good movie.Movie Review: The Long Shot
Summary: 5 Stars
It is a beautiful and inspiring story for all you horse loversMovie Review: I Enjoyed the Dressage
Summary: 4 Stars
This Hallmark Hall of Fame movie piled one misfortune on top of another but had a very happy ending. Young Annie's sister is killed in a car accident on an errand Annie was supposed to do, so she feels her mother blames her for her sister's death. Annie feels her mother favored her sister which adds to a growing chasm between mother and daughter. Now grown, Annie, her husband, daughter, and her horse Tolo are on their way to his new job, only to be deserted by him along the way. Annie manages to show up at a stable run by Mary Lou and talks her into hiring her. We see quite a bit of dressage from both Tolo and Mary Lou's horse Red, and things go well until Annie is unable to get Tolo out of his stall and finds out from the vet he is blind in both eyes. The vet recommends having him put down but Annie rises to the challenge and slowly gets him to adjust to his condition. When the bank threatens to repossess Tolo because Annie's husband defaulted on the loan, the only way to keep him is for her to win a musical dressage competition on Red despite an earlier fall leaving her with no feeling in one of her legs. She hurdles that obstacle, but when her husband attacks Red, causing him to be withdrawn, her last resort is to compete on Tolo. With her parents and daughter, and Mary Lou and her daughter watching, she and Tolo win first prize and more than enough money to pay off the loan. Best of all, her mother, who up until now had been showcasing her departed daughter's ribbons, presents Annie with all of her ribbons framed, so mother and daughter can finally heal their relationship. A great movie, though as some pointed out there is a bit of rough language so perhaps parents want to watch the movie before allowing their children to watch. I still feel this is a good family movie with a bit of preparation beforehand, and appreciated seeing dressage, so often overlooked, featured in a movie.
Movie Review: True Dressage Riders will spot lots of flaws but you will still enjoy it
Summary: 4 Stars
There are many horse movies -- Seabiscuit, Flicka the Black Stallion... but I don't think I can name a single horse movie about dressage. For that reason alone, this movie caught my attention.
The riders are beautiful and the horses even more so. Tolo reminds me very much of my horse, Ollie.
However, the acting is mediocre... the plot is contrived. Even the most "amateur" of dressage riders will spot glaring inaccuracies.
However, you will find yourself watching the movie over and over again because it we horse people can all relate to the relationship with our horse. We can relate to being moms and overcoming financial obstacles to sustain our riding, even when it makes very little financial sense.
The characters are likable (except for the husband who causes all the problems to begin with) and as I said, you'll be enthralled by the competition scenes. The ending will make you cry, and you will be drawn to watching it for those times when you long to see your horse but can't (because it is 1:00 a.m. in the morning and the owners of the barn where he is boarded would have you arrested if you showed up just to give him a hug!).
If you aren't into horses, don't care about dressage, and are looking for a great piece of cinematic art (like Seabiscuit), then you'll most likely not really bond with this movie. However, if you dream of progressing scoring 8's on your next dressage test and your therapist/ideal workout is a horse and a good sitting trot, then this is the movie for you.
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Movie Review: Inspiring
Summary: 4 Stars
Julie Benz is a fantastic focus of a woman who overcomes more than a fair share of hardship. Her tactic of riding at night has always been a favorite of mine and tugged at my heartstrings. This movie was definitely made for horse lovers as almost every single shot is horses horses horses. Pointedly, there are a few horses that constantly appear, woven into the storyline to effectively become your friends as well. Regretfully there are some slow spots in the movie, however,anyone who has attempted showing in Dressage, from the first painful day of sitting in that saddle to that first ribbon will identify with this movie making it well worth their while.