Based on the remarkable true story, "Secretariat" chronicles the spectacular journey of the 1973 Triple Crown winner. Housewife and mother Penny Chenery (Diane Lane) agrees to take over her ailing father's Virginia-based Meadow Stables, despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge. Against all odds, Chenery--with the help of veteran trainer Lucien Laurin (John Malkovich)--manages to navigate the male-dominated business, ultimately fostering the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years and what may be the greatest racehorse of all time.This movie is exactly what you would expect. It's got the textbook build up with the textbook hurdles and successes. John Malkovich is very entertaining as the quirky trainer. It's a good sports underdog movie . . . . except it's about horse racing. There is really only so excited that I am able to get about horse racing.
I'd lukewarmly recommend this movie. If this were about most other sports I probably would have loved it. It's a good movie but just pretty dull subject matter.
