Customer Reviews

The Long Shot

5 star:		(36)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Julie Benz is a fantastic focus of a woman who overcomes more than a fair share of hardship. Her tactic of riding at night has always been a favorite of mine and tugged at my heartstrings. This movie was definitely made for horse lovers as almost every single shot is horses horses horses. Pointedly, there are a few horses that constantly appear, woven into the storyline to effectively become your friends as well. Regretfully there are some slow spots in the movie, however,anyone who has attempted showing in Dressage, from the first painful day of sitting in that saddle to that first ribbon will identify with this movie making it well worth their while.

This was an awesome film, which I enjoyed watching. Horse lovers will enjoy it too. It deals with a lot of everyday life trials as well as those extra ones that seem to show up at just the wrong time. But, faced head on and a lot of faith you can get through it all. The scenes that had the husband in them always had an foul word or two, so if children are viewing watch out. Had those few words be edited I would have given it 5 stars. I look for family viewing items. Check it out and see what you think.

This movie is one of the best I have seen. A story of courage in the face of adversity and overcoming the curves life throws at us. Recommend it for those who enjoy a clean down to earth good movie.

This movie first premiered on the Hallmark Channel and I loved it!!
I definatley recomend this movie if you're a horse lover. I've been riding for 4 years and absoultly love this movie. Watch it!!!!
It's about a women Annie who has a Jack a** husband who abandans her with their 9 yr old daughter and Annie's horse Tolo. Having no where to go she finds a job at a stable that gives her money and board. The owner Mary Lou sees Annie has very good talent in dressage. She enters a musical dreesage show. But before the show Tolo goes blind and Annie loses feeling in her leg after falling form a latter. She has to enter on Mary Lou's horse Red and she does but on the day of the show her husband comes and hurts Red so she Has to TOlo who can't Canter. So she rides him and wins.
It doesn't sound good when I write but you have to see it if you weant to see it before you buy go to hallmarkchannel.com and look up the movie and it will give you dates it plays.

If the girls in your house like schmaltzy TV movies, we recommend this movie. Our girls loved "The Long Shot." It's got pretty music, pretty horses, pretty scenery, and pretty people (except for a nasty villain who gets what he deserves). Our girls laughed and cried in all the right places, and smiled great big smiles at the ending. Cool!

This Hallmark Hall of Fame movie piled one misfortune on top of another but had a very happy ending. Young Annie's sister is killed in a car accident on an errand Annie was supposed to do, so she feels her mother blames her for her sister's death. Annie feels her mother favored her sister which adds to a growing chasm between mother and daughter. Now grown, Annie, her husband, daughter, and her horse Tolo are on their way to his new job, only to be deserted by him along the way. Annie manages to show up at a stable run by Mary Lou and talks her into hiring her. We see quite a bit of dressage from both Tolo and Mary Lou's horse Red, and things go well until Annie is unable to get Tolo out of his stall and finds out from the vet he is blind in both eyes. The vet recommends having him put down but Annie rises to the challenge and slowly gets him to adjust to his condition. When the bank threatens to repossess Tolo because Annie's husband defaulted on the loan, the only way to keep him is for her to win a musical dressage competition on Red despite an earlier fall leaving her with no feeling in one of her legs. She hurdles that obstacle, but when her husband attacks Red, causing him to be withdrawn, her last resort is to compete on Tolo. With her parents and daughter, and Mary Lou and her daughter watching, she and Tolo win first prize and more than enough money to pay off the loan. Best of all, her mother, who up until now had been showcasing her departed daughter's ribbons, presents Annie with all of her ribbons framed, so mother and daughter can finally heal their relationship. A great movie, though as some pointed out there is a bit of rough language so perhaps parents want to watch the movie before allowing their children to watch. I still feel this is a good family movie with a bit of preparation beforehand, and appreciated seeing dressage, so often overlooked, featured in a movie.

This is perfect for the dressage rider with family/friends who have no idea what we do; almost a tutorial for the movements and the way the movements are judged. The plot gets a bit sappy in spots, but, if you are a horse lover, you will not care. There are only a couple of shots or places where the dialog is nonsense for "those that know." E.g., horse would not be wearing halter in stall; or how can Marsha Mason's character help Julie's with the freestyle if she cannot get her own horse to halfpass. I loved it!

I was so tickled to see this wonderful movie in DVD form. I had seen it on the Hallmark Channel and searched in Hallmark stores and couldn't find it. It is a wonderful movie and arrived in a timely fashion and in good condition. Thanks.

Enjoyable story. One I can let my great-grandchildren watch without worry about language or other undesirable content.

Yes, this movie is rather predictable, but when I want a family-friendly movie night, that is sort of what I am looking for. This a heart-warming film also falls more into the chick flick category, but can still be enjoyed by all. There are a couple elements that I thought were a little unrealistic, but all in all, it was a believable story and the dressage riding is very impressive.

The story begins by introducing us to Annie Garret, a mother, wife, and dressage rider who loves horses, but whose personal life is in a bit of a mess. Her husband can't keep a stable job and the family (Annie, her husband, and her daughter), are constantly moving from one place to another. Added to this problem is the fact that Annie is living with unresolved guilt because of her older sister's death, which has strained her relationship with her mother. As the movie opens, the family is looking for a new start by moving to California where Annie's husband has been hired as the stable manager at a horse farm/ranch (I'm not quite sure which it was). But the unexpected meets them. The promised job disappears because the farm has been sold before the family arrives, and upon learning of a new failure, Annie's husband takes the car and his things and leaves her and the daughter (Taylor) to fend for themselves. Annie is further burdened, though comforted, by having brought along her beloved horse who now has no where to stay. Through sheer pluck and determination, Annie gets a job and decides that she is going to financially make a life for herself and Taylor by competing in a high stakes dressage competition. Yet, the road to reaching this goal is not simple. Sickness, horse problems, and emotional healing lie along the path as Annie learns to achieve her dreams while putting her past failures aside.

For those interested in watching this film with the family, please note that there are three "D" words in it (that is all I counted), but no other profanity that I heard. Other than those, it is a clean movie appropriate for family viewing, but if you do not want your children exposed to language, be aware that there is some cussing in this movie.