I just caught this movie on the FX network the other night after not having seen it for many years, and it got to me just as much as when I'd seen it last.
I'm usually able to discern when I'm being manipulated by the standard Hollywood formula of overly sentimental scenes in these type of movies. But every time I watch the scene where Sarah wakes up the morning of the second race and is trying to convice Marcus to come back to bed instead of going out with David to go over the course, she sees the sun rising with him standing there in the light of the new day and she suddenly realizes that what happened the night before when he had that dizzy spell probably means she's about to lose him. She grabs him and kisses him and with big tears in her eyes says, "Marcus I love you so much". I just about come unglued.
Some of the characters needed to be developed more though. Luca Bercovici's Muzzin is totally hot, but his relationship with Sarah could've used more elaboration. Marcus' problems with his mother could've been used to better effect if they had given her more dialogue to offer her side of the story. And why did Becky get so torn up when Marcus started bleeding from his anyeurism? How long had she known these people anyway, two days?!
That aside, the action moves along at a nice clip so you don't get bored. And there's no way you can watch this film and not find yourself rooting for David to burn Muzzin's a** in the race.
All the way around a great chick flick, and pretty good movie for everyone else.
I'm usually able to discern when I'm being manipulated by the standard Hollywood formula of overly sentimental scenes in these type of movies. But every time I watch the scene where Sarah wakes up the morning of the second race and is trying to convice Marcus to come back to bed instead of going out with David to go over the course, she sees the sun rising with him standing there in the light of the new day and she suddenly realizes that what happened the night before when he had that dizzy spell probably means she's about to lose him. She grabs him and kisses him and with big tears in her eyes says, "Marcus I love you so much". I just about come unglued.
Some of the characters needed to be developed more though. Luca Bercovici's Muzzin is totally hot, but his relationship with Sarah could've used more elaboration. Marcus' problems with his mother could've been used to better effect if they had given her more dialogue to offer her side of the story. And why did Becky get so torn up when Marcus started bleeding from his anyeurism? How long had she known these people anyway, two days?!
That aside, the action moves along at a nice clip so you don't get bored. And there's no way you can watch this film and not find yourself rooting for David to burn Muzzin's a** in the race.
All the way around a great chick flick, and pretty good movie for everyone else.