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A wholesome but schmaltzy movie.
All Critics (135) | Top Critics (35) | Fresh (80) | Rotten (55) | DVD (13)
Schmaltzed up, dumbed down, bombastically-scored family drama of touchy-feely life lessons. Oct 28, 2003 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…
Schmaltzed up, dumbed down, bombastically-scored family drama of touchy-feely life lessons.
Jamie Russell
... Michael Caine is badly miscast in this movie. I didn't believe him for one second in that role. Sep 22, 2003
... Michael Caine is badly miscast in this movie. I didn't believe him for one second in that role.
Richard Roeper
Of little interest to anyone except those who thought Air Bud was too smutty. Sep 19, 2003
Of little interest to anyone except those who thought Air Bud was too smutty.
Michael O'Sullivan
It's pretty appalling, and it's boring. Sep 19, 2003
It's pretty appalling, and it's boring.
Stephen Hunter
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. Sep 19, 2003 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
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.
Peter Howell
Secondhand Lions is a movie you want to believe in -- original ideas, acclaimed actors -- but McCanlies uses too many broad strokes when subtlety and finesse would have had greater impact. Sep 19, 2003 | Rating: 2.5/4
Secondhand Lions is a movie you want to believe in -- original ideas, acclaimed actors -- but McCanlies uses too many broad strokes when subtlety and finesse would have had greater impact.
Erik Lundegaard
End result: You can't believe any of it. And poor Haley Joel Osment. Now he sees dead movies. Jan 3, 2018 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…
End result: You can't believe any of it. And poor Haley Joel Osment. Now he sees dead movies.
Joel Siegel
Charming family movie for tweens and up. Dec 28, 2010 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Charming family movie for tweens and up.
Nell Minow
...may wander near and far, mixing down-home hokum with gushy sentiment, yet it generally succeeds in winning us over. Nov 29, 2009 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review…
...may wander near and far, mixing down-home hokum with gushy sentiment, yet it generally succeeds in winning us over.
John J. Puccio
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. Jun 13, 2009 | Rating: C | Full Review…
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.
Cole Smithey
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. Oct 11, 2006 | Rating: 2.5/4
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.
Mary Lasse
[Most family films] aim too low, so perhaps there should be hearty applause for one that tries to do too much good in its small space of time. Dec 6, 2004 | Rating: B | Full Review…
[Most family films] aim too low, so perhaps there should be hearty applause for one that tries to do too much good in its small space of time.
Jeffrey Overstreet
The starting looked like it was going to be hella boring but surprisingly, it wasn't. It was one of those movies that gets interesting in every minute. Really good movie. Recommend everyone to watch.
Super Reviewer
Secondhand Lions tries too hard to appeal to a family friendly crowd, and because of it it loses much of its bite. But when it lets go of its reins it can really turn into something magical.
Although it might strike some viewers as bland, it is actually a beautiful, clever movie with a strong story line.
Better than expected. Haley Joel Osment is a little goofy at times, but some of the moments with Michael Caine and Robert Duvall are pretty funny.
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