On Swift Horses

2024

Action / Drama / Romance

23
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 53% · 132 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 70% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.0/10 10 5648 5.6K

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Director

Daniel Minahan Photo
Daniel Minahan

Top cast

Jacob Elordi Photo
Jacob Elordi as Julius
Dan Martin Photo
Dan Martin as Eddie
Will Poulter Photo
Will Poulter as Lee
Daisy Edgar-Jones Photo
Daisy Edgar-Jones as Muriel
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by EUyeshima 6 / 10

An Unusual Romantic Triangle in an Evocative Mid-Century Melodrama

Languidly directed by Daniel Minahan, this 2025 period melodrama felt true to the tale's mid-century setting with a clear nod to the overripe 1950's epics of Douglas Sirk. Only Bryce Kass' screenplay doesn't rely on a conventional romantic triangle at its emotional core but rather the clandestine parallel paths taken by two of the principals in pursuing each of their same sex proclivities. The plot starts predictably enough with Muriel and Lee, a young couple struggling to start a new life after his service in the Korean War ends. However, things get complicated with the unexpected arrival of Lee's aimless brother Julius. As embodied by Jacob Elordi in his usual smoldering fashion, Julius is charismatic and elusive as he heads to Vegas and embarks on a forbidden affair with Henry, a fellow gay casino employee. Meanwhile, Muriel keeps her own secrets, becoming an avid gambler and having a tryst of her own with her lesbian neighbor Sandra. That all leaves Lee in an awkward in-between situation but with a resonant level of awareness. Daisy Edgar-Jones plays Muriel with welcome subtlety and a subliminal fierceness, while Will Poulter portrays Lee with palpable empathy. The pacing felt slow until the last third when Minahan took a more elliptical approach in addressing the various character fates. Luc Montpellier's lush cinematography was a significant plus.
Reviewed by cinemapersonified 5 / 10

Pretty Bad Movie

Rating - 5.4: Overall, a lackluster, Oscar-bait period drama that is about characters exploring their sexuality in a time when it's taboo, but the movie does so in a surface-level way that provides no nuance to the issue and gives you no material to really care about these characters.Direction - Pretty Bad: The direction on a macroscale feels very similar to other period dramas like this; the direction on a microscale is pretty lackluster because the actors are giving emotion to material that has no substance or nuance; the storytelling is not good because the movie shallowly discusses the topic and doesn't really provide stakes that engage youStory - Bad to Pretty Bad: The concept is very surface-level and provides no nuance to these characters exploring their sexuality; the horse-racing storyline is poorly incorporated into the plot; the plot structure follows two parallel stories that intersect at points in the story; the two storylines do not really do a good job exploring the relationships of the characters; character writing is bad because it presents these characters exploring their sexuality in such a surface-level way that provides no nuance to why this was taboo in the 1950s, especially for Edgar-Jones' characterScreenplay - Bad to Pretty Bad: The dialogue provides no substance as it is bland and boring; the symbolism is incredibly surface level and provides no nuance to these characters exploring their sexuality, especially Edgar-Jones' character; the foreshadowing is presentActing - Pretty Bad: Daisy Edgar-Jones - Pretty Bad (Gives a very surface-level performance; she doesn't really explore the character's sexuality at all and does not really have chemistry with any other characters; In a role that really depends on having good chemistry), Jacob Elordi - Decent (Gives a very surface-level performance; does an alright job exploring the character's sexuality, but it feels very forced and presents no nuance to the relationship's taboo; has alright chemistry with Calva, but very forced chemistry with Edgar-Jones), Will Poulter - Decent (Just a very standard, 1950s husband being cheated on, character; he does not really have chemistry with anyone), Diego Calva - Bad (Feels very forced and does not provide nuance to the character; it has very surface-level chemistry with Elordi), Sasha Calle - Decent to Pretty Good (Probably the best performance for the movie, which isn't saying a lot, because her character is somewhat believable and you can tell the struggle she's going through; she tries to build chemistry with Edgar-Jones, but it isn't reciprocated on the same level), Rest of the cast - Pretty Bad (Just a bunch of formulaic period drama performances)Score - Decent: Helps set the toneCinematography - Pretty Good: The movie is well-shot and feels polishedEditing - Pretty Good: Feels polished and well-editedSound - Pretty GoodVisual Effects - Pretty Bad: The fact that they had to CGI the horses shows what is wrong with Hollywood right nowPacing - Pacing is very slow because it doesn't feel like anything is happening; I would have liked to have seen them add more time to explore these parallel storylines and provide more depth, or just cut one of the storylines altogetherClimax - Climax is decent for how heartwarming it isTone - Tone feels like a typical period drama that's Oscar-bait;Final Notes - Saw the U. S. premiere at SXSW.
Reviewed by ThatMovieGuyReviews 5 / 10

Screen Unseen - Confusing

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