Secondhand Lions

2003

1h 51m

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7.2/10

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The comedic adventures of an introverted boy left on the doorstep of a pair of reluctant, eccentric great-uncles, whose exotic remembrances stir the boy's spirit and re-ignite the men's lives.

Directors

Tim McCanlies

Writers

Tim McCanlies(writer by)

Stars

Michael Caine

Robert Duvall

Haley Joel Osment

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Garth

Hub

Walter

Adult Walter

Mae

Young Hub

Stan

Sheik's Grandson

Young Garth

Jasmine

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Boy

Ralph

Helen

The Sheik

Martha

Insurance Salesman

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I found Secondhand Lions to be a pleasant and entertaining watch overall. The manner in which the past history was told to the boy reminded me of Peter Falk in the Neverending Story, but I guess there are only so many ways you can have an old man relate an adventure yarn to a youngster. Some of the storyline seemed rather predictable to me, but there were enough surprising little touches to keep me interested. It was well worth the time. It was apparently considered to be a transitional role for the young lead actor, Haley Joel Osmont, from The Sixth Sense and Pay It Forward, to more mature roles. Interestingly, when it showed comic strips drawn by the boy as an adult, it reminded my strongly of Walt Kelly’s Pogo, and the character’s name is also Walt. But it was probably just my perception, for I read the fictional strips were drawn by Berke Breathed, an excellent cartoonist In his own right, who was apparently influenced by the a Doonesbury strip, not Pogo.

narrator5624 Sep, 2020