| Secondhand Lions Review |
| by John Ulmer (Rating: 4.5/5) |
| Some formulas never grow old. Like revisiting old friends, they can be a
refreshing distraction from other formulas being over-used in Hollywood, and
like fine wine they can sometimes grow better with age. more |
| Secondhand Lions Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: B+) |
| Reviewed by: Harvey S. Karten
Grade: B+
New Line Cinema
Directed by: Tim McCanlies
Written by: Tim McCanlies
Cast: Michael Caine, Robert Duvall, Haley Joel Osment, Kyra
Sedgwick
Screened at: Loews Lincoln Sq., NYC, 10/5/03 more |
| Secondhand Lions Review |
| by Karina Montgomery (Rating: 2.5/5) |
| I walked out of the theatre feeling very Hollywoodized, but I really
didn't mind. It was still satisfying to let these people do it to
me. Sir Michael Caine, Robert Duvall, and Haley Joel Osment are all
such gifted and diverse actors who are a...more |
| Secondhand Lions Review |
| by Mark R. Leeper (Rating: 6/10) |
| CAPSULE: A young adult film with a boy being dropped
off to live with his two strange old grand-uncles.
The story revolves around the boy's adjustment and
his investigation into just what really is the
history of these two weird...more |
| Secondhand Lions Review |
| by Bob Bloom |
| SECONDHAND LIONS (2003) Starring Michael Caine, Robert Duvall, Haley
Joel Osment, Kyra Sedgwick, Nicky Katt, Josh Lucas, Michael O'Nell,
Deidre O'Connell, Eric Balfour, Christian Kane, Kevin Haberer,
Emmanuelle Vaugier and Adam Ozturk. Music by Patrick...more |
| Secondhand Lions Review |
| by Jon Popick (Rating: 5/10) |
| Even though there's an actual used, broken-down lion in the film, the title
of Secondhand Lions refers to its two senior characters, who realize they've
already seen their best days and are merely frittering away time until the
Grim Reaper comes...more |
| Secondhand Lions Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 2/4) |
| A couple of ornery old codgers like Garth (Michael Caine) and Hub (Robert
Duvall) wouldn't have any need for a do-not-call list. Not only do they not
have a telephone -- or a television for that matter -- they use their
pump-action rifles to blast away...more |
| Secondhand Lions Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 9/10) |
| Susan Granger's review of "Secondhand Lions" (New Line Cinema)
Every once in awhile, you see a movie you don't know anything about and,
when it's over, you want to tell everyone you know. That's the way I feel about
"Secondhand Lions," a haunting,...more |
| Secondhand Lions Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: C+) |
| Walter (Haley Joel Osment, "A.I.") is upset when his flighty single mother Mae
(Kyra Sedgwick, "Personal Velocity") tells him she's leaving him with two
elderly eccentric uncles he doesn't know so she can learn court reporting in
Memphis. Mae says...more |
| Secondhand Lions Review |
| by Robin Clifford (Rating: B-) |
| Walter (Haley Joel Osment) is an introverted 14-year
old whose flighty mother, Mae (Kyra Sedgwick),
suddenly leaves him, in the middle of nowhere, at the
rural home of his cantankerous great uncles Hub and
Garth McCaan (Robert Duvall and Michael Caine)....more |
| Secondhand Lions Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: C+) |
| Walter (Haley Joel Osment, "A.I.") is upset when his flighty single mother Mae
(Kyra Sedgwick, "Personal Velocity") tells him she's leaving him with two
elderly eccentric uncles he doesn't know so she can learn court reporting in
Memphis. Mae says...more |
