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... Michael Caine is badly miscast in this movie. I didn't believe him for one second in that role.
Of little interest to anyone except those who thought Air Bud was too smutty.
It's pretty appalling, and it's boring.
Secondhand Lions manages to squander the services of seasoned vets Michael Caine and Robert Duvall, and promising newcomer Haley Joel Osment, with a tale that is dramatically false and disturbingly vicious.
Lions' iron whimsy is a jackhammer on the heart.
Charming family movie for tweens and up.
...worth watching, even if it does get more than a bit drippy toward the end. (Blu-ray Edition)
...may wander near and far, mixing down-home hokum with gushy sentiment, yet it generally succeeds in winning us over.
Duval and Caine make the film watchable, but there's too much gunplay for the movie to truly be the child-friendly entertainment that it pretends.
Lions will appeal to a more mature audience because of the solid acting duo of Caine and Duvall. It will also appeal to children because of its almost mythological feel.
Most 'family films' aim too low. Perhaps there should be hearty applause for one that tries to do too much good in its small space of time.
My only reservation about Caine is his less than credible Texas accent, especially since his brother's is so pronounced.
A family film that won't really please anyone in the family.
To see Osment react to a door closing is akin to watching someone get defibrillated.
It's a very enjoyable, cute, inoffensive film that's actually family friendly without being pablum. So that's a rarity.
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