The Secretariat movie was beyond disappointing.
I understand poetic/creative license when doing a historical film like this.
But this movie got SO many things just plain wrong that it was distracting to anyone who knows the story of this great Thoroughbred.
They turned it into classic Disney Hollywood schlock.
They turned good people into villains for no good reason other than every story needs a bad guy.
They filmed the damn movie at Keeneland -- this would be like filming a movie about the Daytona 500 in Indianapolis, and leaving in the symbols of Indy in place. Hey guys, we have technology to erase the KEENELAND signs.
They got SO much wrong. For no reason at all. The dialogue was cookie cutter and the directing was like a made for TV movie.
They got one thing right: Secretariat was a nationwide phenomenon and won the Triple Crown in 1973.
Good job guys.
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