Overview
Once a rising star of the rodeo circuit, and a gifted horse trainer, young cowboy Brady is warned that his riding days are over, after a horse crushed his skull at a rodeo. Back home on the Pine Ridge Reservation, with little desire or alternatives for a different way of life, Brady’s sense of inadequacy mounts as he is unable to ride or rodeo – the essentials of being a cowboy. In an attempt to regain control of his own fate, Brady undertakes a search for new identity and what it means to be a man in the heartland of America.
This film might not be the best that I’ve ever seen. However it is absolutely among the most extraordinary that I have ever seen (there is a difference). About 20 minutes in I was thinking that maybe the movie would not live up to all of the hype. There is a point in the film not long after that where it all clicks in and I see where it is all going. At that point I fell in and trusted that I was in good hands.
What might be the most amazing part of this …. experience…. is that I can’t imagine how the director found this story and knew enough to use non-actors to tell it. If she tries to make this with actors it ends up being an after-school movie. Amazing.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews The Rider
Movie title: The Rider
Movie description: Once a rising star of the rodeo circuit, and a gifted horse trainer, young cowboy Brady is warned that his riding days are over, after a horse crushed his skull at a rodeo. Back home on the Pine Ridge Reservation, with little desire or alternatives for a different way of life, Brady’s sense of inadequacy mounts as he is unable to ride or rodeo – the essentials of being a cowboy. In an attempt to regain control of his own fate, Brady undertakes a search for new identity and what it means to be a man in the heartland of America.
Date published: 2018-08-25
Director(s): Chloé Zhao
Actor(s): Brady Jandreau, Tim Jandreau, Lilly Jandreau, Cat Clifford, Terri Dawn Pourier, Lane Scott, Tanner Langdeau, James Calhoon, Derrick Janis, Greg Barber, Steven DeWolfe, Leroy Pourier, Frank Steele
Genre: Drama, Western
My Review
This film might not be the best that I’ve ever seen. However it is absolutely among the most extraordinary that I have ever seen (there is a difference). About 20 minutes in I was thinking that maybe the movie would not live up to all of the hype. There is a point in the film not long after that where it all clicks in and I see where it is all going. At that point I fell in and trusted that I was in good hands.
What might be the most amazing part of this …. experience…. is that I can’t imagine how the director found this story and knew enough to use non-actors to tell it. If she tries to make this with actors it ends up being an after-school movie. Amazing.
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My Review - 10/10
10/10