PGStarring: Diane Lane, John Malkovich, Scott Glenn and James Cromwell
1 Hr & 56 Minutes
Finally a movie that makes you want to stand up and cheer! What a beautiful story. I am old school and I actually remember hearing about the stories of Secretariat the race horse.
This is the true-life story of Penny Chenery Tweedy played by Diane Lane a mother and housewife raising her family in Denver, Colorado. After the death of her mother and a father who is very ill and heart-broken, she tries to balance her time between her home and all of the responsibilities of her father and running their horse farm. The colt Secretariat is born and she falls completely in love with him. He had special qualities and he was a great runner. They called him "Big Red". Her father suffered a stroke and passed away. She is left with her brother to make all the decisions concerning their parents estate including their horses and stables located in Virginia.
With her parents home in financial trouble, her brother and husband recommend they just sale it and be done with everything. She has a strong will and a fierce determination and refuses to give in. She hires a colorful horse trainer played by John Malkovich to help train Secretariat. With Secretariat becoming a rising star, she has more and more decisions to make and more responsibility concerning him. She still has her four children and husband home in Colorado needing her as well. She has to become a savvy business woman and make some serious choices in the male-dominated field of horse racing.
This movie is packed with emotion and leaves you on the edge of your seat. I seriously loved this movie! I would recommend this movie for children ages 10 and older. It is a sports drama and it is action-packed. It is a feel-good movie and you won't be disappointed.
