Thankfully, these are low-key and don't mar the film's horse-opera qualities.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The story's moralising is long-winded, but horse-opera fans will be happy to stay the course for the handsome landscapes and exemplary action scenes.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
All the horse-opera staples, from snarling villains to climactic shooto1uts, are refined to create a piece of cinema that is tense and explosively exciting.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Its humane drama, fine action scenes and handsome backdrops make it a classic horse opera.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It is a conventional work at heart, however, and its strengths are typical horse-opera virtues: tough action and big landscapes.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It is a strong contribution to the school of anti-romantic horse operas.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Purists may wince at liberties taken with history but, as horse operas go, it's rollickingly enjoyable.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The lone-saviour formula has, of course, done service in many other horse operas,but it is handsomely reworked here, with a hint of the supernatural.