While a touching story about the famous rodeo sensation Lane Frost, I have a hard time feeling sorry for him at the end. I simply have a hard time empathizing with a person who has to prove his manhood by torturing a poor animal. I was saddened a little by his death, but I almost cheered when the bull nearly castrated him! Simply paybacks is what I think.
There is a deeper story than that, however. If Luke Perry indeed represented Lane Frost pretty well, then I must admit Lane Frost wasn't that bad of a guy. I thought Perry did a pretty good job (despite my very low expectations) and the relationship between him and his love interest is pretty realistic from my standpoint. Not a great movie, but enjoyable if you're in the mood for a sad drama and have a little bit of country in you.
Although I must say that if you are a country fan and you don't feel like watching the movie or hate rodeo, the soundtrack is still pretty good as far as country movie soundtracks go. Not quite as good as the soundtrack for Maverick, but I thoroughly enjoy them both.
There is a deeper story than that, however. If Luke Perry indeed represented Lane Frost pretty well, then I must admit Lane Frost wasn't that bad of a guy. I thought Perry did a pretty good job (despite my very low expectations) and the relationship between him and his love interest is pretty realistic from my standpoint. Not a great movie, but enjoyable if you're in the mood for a sad drama and have a little bit of country in you.
Although I must say that if you are a country fan and you don't feel like watching the movie or hate rodeo, the soundtrack is still pretty good as far as country movie soundtracks go. Not quite as good as the soundtrack for Maverick, but I thoroughly enjoy them both.