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36 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThere is enough compelling adventure, awesome cinematography and dynamic stunt work involving horses to keep one entertained by Hidalgo.
- 70VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyTells an old-fashioned boys' adventure yarn in an equally old-fashioned way.
- 70L.A. WeeklyScott FoundasL.A. WeeklyScott FoundasHidalgo can still be a wonder to behold, especially in its dynamic racing sequences, but the movie bogs down in its midsection with a needless kidnapping subplot that ultimately becomes quite tedious.
- 63ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliA family film (albeit a mediocre one).
- 63Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonA sometimes stirring, sometimes preposterous movie.
- 63Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanPerformances are simple and complementary, and Hidalgo's potential death scene sustains suspense as much as is equinely possible.
- 60The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinMortensen nicely underplays his role, offhandedly tossing off one-liners and making the script's sometimes purple dialogue sound a little less cheesy, but the rest of the film often lurches into hammy overdrive.
- 58Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumSimplest of its charms is the opportunity to watch Mortensen adapt his charismatic demeanor of wary, taciturn soulfulness from that of a Middle-earth king-in-waiting to one fitting a half-Lakota horseman in 1890.
- 50Dallas ObserverBill GalloDallas ObserverBill GalloYet another version of the conscience-stricken white soldier Kevin Costner played in "Dances With Wolves" and the Indian killer-turned-noble warrior Tom Cruise gave us in "The Last Samurai."
- 40The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottThe much too long, primitively plotted family action adventure Hidalgo, directed by Joe Johnston, has a handful of well-handled sequences but, given the young audience the film is intended for, the picture may be like having to finish an entire pot of broccoli to get a couple of jelly beans for dessert.