Secondhand Lions
A coming-of-age story about a shy, young boy sent by his irresponsible mother to spend the summer with his wealthy, eccentric uncles in Texas.
24 April 1977, Los Angeles, California, USA
28 May 1979, El Paso, Texas, USA
5 January 1931, San Diego, California, USA
14 February 1973, Arkansas, USA
20 June 1971, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
29 March 1995, Rockwall, Texas, USA
27 June 1972, Dallas, Texas, USA
16 August 1939, Corsicana, Texas, USA
5 April 1993, Dallas, Texas, USA
18 September 1962, Dallas, Texas, USA
5 September 1934, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
20 June 1981, Austin, Texas, USA
30 April 1965, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
20 December 1946, Austin, Texas, USA
25 January 1959, Georgia, USA
14 October 1968, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
14 March 1933, Rotherhithe, London, England, UK
10 April 1988, Los Angeles, California, USA
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
Of little interest to anyone except those who thought Air Bud was too smutty.
September 19, 2003
[A] schmaltz fest.
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 28, 2010
Charming family movie for tweens and up.
September 22, 2003
... Michael Caine is badly miscast in this movie. I didn't believe him for one second in that role.
September 19, 2003
It's pretty appalling, and it's boring.
November 29, 2009
...may wander near and far, mixing down-home hokum with gushy sentiment, yet it generally succeeds in winning us over.
October 15, 2004
My only reservation about Caine is his less than credible Texas accent, especially since his brother's is so pronounced.
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.
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.
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.
