Secondhand Lions
Walter. He is a teenager and perhaps naïve. He is accompanied on a trip by his two uncles Hap and Garth who have a very large fortune. He and Gareth believe Walter's existence in their lives is not as good for both of them because of his naivete and shyness, but they think about it and recognize that this boy looks good and spiritually strong, both of whom have begun to respect and appreciate him again after a great deal. In the end, Walter begins to convince them of his life in a way that awakens the spirit of their youth.
27 June 1972, Dallas, Texas, USA
9 March 1955, Malvern, Arkansas, USA
18 November 1991, Dallas, Texas, USA
23 June 1976, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
25 January 1959, Georgia, USA
16 January 1972, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
16 August 1939, Corsicana, Texas, USA
18 September 1962, Dallas, Texas, USA
19 August 1965, New York City, New York, USA
5 September 1934, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
11 May 1970, South Dakota, USA
3 August 1981, Dallas, Texas, USA
20 December 1946, Austin, Texas, USA
5 January 1931, San Diego, California, USA
5 April 1993, Dallas, Texas, USA
28 May 1979, El Paso, Texas, USA
29 March 1995, Rockwall, Texas, USA
20 June 1981, Austin, Texas, USA
October 11, 2006
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.
December 06, 2004
[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.
October 15, 2004
My only reservation about Caine is his less than credible Texas accent, especially since his brother's is so pronounced.
November 29, 2009
...may wander near and far, mixing down-home hokum with gushy sentiment, yet it generally succeeds in winning us over.
September 19, 2003
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.
December 28, 2010
Charming family movie for tweens and up.
September 19, 2003
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.
September 19, 2003
Of little interest to anyone except those who thought Air Bud was too smutty.
June 13, 2009
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.
September 19, 2003
It's pretty appalling, and it's boring.
September 19, 2003
[A] schmaltz fest.
September 22, 2003
... Michael Caine is badly miscast in this movie. I didn't believe him for one second in that role.
