Runtime:
89 minutes
Directed
by: Leonard Farlinger
Starring:
Luke Kirby, Keith Carradine, Noam Jenkins, Lisa Ray, Rachael Leigh
Cook
From:
New Real Films
My
apologies for getting this up so late, but other things got in my way
until just now.
Here
is something rather obscure, that was on Netflix Instant for a time
and I did skim through it once (early on before I became completely
nutty for a certain actress in the movie) and from that skimming it
did not seem like something I had to see, given all the other movies
available on Instant. Then, after it vanished I heard more about it,
and I realized I dun goofed. But, a few nights ago I saw it was on
the oh so many channel Encore Love, so I decided to check it out and
it turns out, this was a good decision.
The
plot... in rural Ontario (where it was filmed; as it was filmed in
the fall, the natural scenery was rather pretty), you see that the
protagonists are good old farmers/horse owners who sometimes compete
in horse races. They have to compete with a rich family; the parents
aren't a factor but their son (Jenkins) is a real A-hole and he'd
like to buy up that farm land and build a casino-golf course on it,
but the main focus is a horse that the rich people own, named
JumpinJackFlash. The just released from prison Ray Doakes (Kirby)
starts working for the guy who owns the small-time farm/stable
(Carradine). He meets up with his ex-flame (Ray) and also meets up
with a hot-headed jockey named Chrissie Nugent (Cook). Also involved
are a genuinely good person (Ernie Hudson!) who works at the big
stable and has to dela with that a-hole son and Graham Greene has a
real small but interesting role. Two people who used to work at that
big stable also get involved and actually steal Flash, but a lot more
happens after that.
I
really wasn't sure what to expect aside from some scene, but this
drama was funnier than I expected, and while it's not astounding in
any way, it was at least a competent and entertaining effort. I did
enjoy Cook's character, and not just because of her, but because the
foul-mouthed character was rather funny. She even sings Me &
Bobby McGee while sitting in the bathtub sipping on some Canadian
whiskey. No, you don't see anything enticing while in the bathtub,
but shortly thereafter her and Ray out of nowhere start making out
then they get it on.... in the stable with their horse looking on!
There, you see her take her shirt off and her in a purple bra... a
pleasant sight, I'll put it that way. Their relationship isn't really
addressed after that, oddly enough, although Keith Carradine's
character does say that if he was 20 years younger he'd like to have
sex with her too, to paraphrase. Understandable enough, I say. The
movie isn't perfect, but it is a fine-enough time-waster and if you
like the horseys, then you can enjoy looking at them. Although you
know who or what I enjoyed looking at the most!
Here's
some interesting moments I should at least mention: Ernie Hudson ends
up getting hit in the back of the head with a shovel. How can you do
such a thing to Winston? Shortly thereafter, Greene gets to witness
one of the horse thiefs trying to...well, get sperm from the horse
but he blew it, then the horse blew it and he gets sprayed with...
well, you know. It wasn't milk! I really should have watched this
movie on Netflix Instant back a few months ago.
By
the way, the title is part of the phrase “You're all hat and no
cattle”, referring to the bad guy.
I'll
be back Saturday night.
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