Synopsis
Set in 1890, this is the story of a Pony Express courier who travels to Arabia to compete with his horse, Hidalgo, in a dangerous race for a massive contest prize, in an adventure that sends the pair around the world...
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Cast
- Viggo MortensenFrank Hopkins
- Zuleikha RobinsonJazira
- Omar SharifSheikh Riyadh
- Louise LombardLady Anne Davenport
- J.K. SimmonsBuffalo Bill Cody
- Adoni MaropisSakr
- Silas CarsonKatib
- C. Thomas HowellPreston Webb
- Chris OwenFirst Soldier
- Frank CollisonTexas Jack
Recommandations
- 70
The Hollywood Reporter
There is enough compelling adventure, awesome cinematography and dynamic stunt work involving horses to keep one entertained by Hidalgo. - 70
Variety
Tells an old-fashioned boys' adventure yarn in an equally old-fashioned way. - 70
L.A. Weekly
Hidalgo can still be a wonder to behold, especially in its dynamic racing sequences, but the movie bogs down in its midsection with a needless kidnapping subplot that ultimately becomes quite tedious. - 63
ReelViews
A family film (albeit a mediocre one). - 63
Chicago Tribune
A sometimes stirring, sometimes preposterous movie. - 63
Charlotte Observer
Performances are simple and complementary, and Hidalgo's potential death scene sustains suspense as much as is equinely possible. - 60
The A.V. Club
Mortensen nicely underplays his role, offhandedly tossing off one-liners and making the script's sometimes purple dialogue sound a little less cheesy, but the rest of the film often lurches into hammy overdrive. - 58
Entertainment Weekly
Simplest of its charms is the opportunity to watch Mortensen adapt his charismatic demeanor of wary, taciturn soulfulness from that of a Middle-earth king-in-waiting to one fitting a half-Lakota horseman in 1890.
