Robert Redford plays a former rodeo star who now works as a cereal spokesman and drinks so much he has to be tied to his horse when he's at a promotional event. While in Las Vegas to promote his sponsor's multi-million dollar merger, he notices the hired horse has been drugged and abused so it will behave onstage. Just as you would expect Robert Redford to do, he rescues the horse and heads to Utah to set him free among wild horses.
Jane Fonda plays a nosy reporter who follows Robert Redford, not because she supports his cause but because she wants first dibs on the story. They're total opposites, but as time passes and they get to know each other, they just might fall in love. . .
That was a very kind plot description, so if the film sounds good to you after reading that, I don't blame you. In reality, the movie is pretty slow. Neither lead is likable, which is saying something because both actors are usually easy to root for. Bob is gruff, rude, and much more of a jerk than he usually is, and Jane is stupid, obnoxious, and snotty. There's hardly any love story, and if you're in the mood for beautiful scenery and an injured horse, you might as well rent The Horse Whisperer instead. The only good scene is the part where Robert Redford escapes with the horse. Only in Las Vegas can a neon-lighted cowboy with a matching horse ride calmly through a casino and down the strip without passersby thinking there's anything strange going on.
Jane Fonda plays a nosy reporter who follows Robert Redford, not because she supports his cause but because she wants first dibs on the story. They're total opposites, but as time passes and they get to know each other, they just might fall in love. . .
That was a very kind plot description, so if the film sounds good to you after reading that, I don't blame you. In reality, the movie is pretty slow. Neither lead is likable, which is saying something because both actors are usually easy to root for. Bob is gruff, rude, and much more of a jerk than he usually is, and Jane is stupid, obnoxious, and snotty. There's hardly any love story, and if you're in the mood for beautiful scenery and an injured horse, you might as well rent The Horse Whisperer instead. The only good scene is the part where Robert Redford escapes with the horse. Only in Las Vegas can a neon-lighted cowboy with a matching horse ride calmly through a casino and down the strip without passersby thinking there's anything strange going on.