Movie #1709 "The Mustang" --- this film, with a very quiet lead character in Roman, drew me in from the very beginning. It must be said, though, this is a tough watch in that it takes place entirely in a prison. So that being said, it still has so much humanity in it, and I found it quite touching. It is filmed beautifully, esp. in the way the horses are filmed. The lead Matt Shoenaerts demands attention in all of his scenes, and it's so wonderful to see Bruce Dern still acting up a storm in a small but important part. I only had a couple of small complaints --- one is that we could use more info on the characters --- this film, for sure, does not want to tell you too much in each scene --- it wants to withhold information to keep your attention to the very end, and I get that, but still I wanted just a bit more backstory (esp. with the only female in the film. The other complaint is that I sure could have used subtitles because the characters, being in a prison, are kind of sloppy in talking and articulating, and they use slang that we aren't familiar with, and I think the audience could use a bit more help there. But that could be an age thing --- but I didn't think so with this particular film. I give it 4 stars out of 5 and I strongly recommend it --- I thought it was going to be a horse whisperer film (like the ones I have seen already), but this one takes a different course.....
PS. this is a sundance film, with Redford taking the reigns (sorry for pun) in producing it, and you c oould tell in the quality of the piece straight out of the gate! (I could have put gait, but that would have been too much! hah!)
"THE MUSTANG" 2019 1 hour and 37 mins
The story of Roman Coleman, a violent convict, who is given the chance to participate in a rehabilitation therapy program involving the training of wild mustangs.
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