Review of Hidalgo (2004) by Tinashe C — 15 Dec 2012

Great movie except for the horse getting hurt!

This review of Hidalgo (2004) was written by Tinashe C on 15 Dec 2012.

Hidalgo has generally received positive reviews.

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It's been so long since I've seen this, the reason I wanted to see it as a kid was because it had aragorn in it, Viggo mortensen is a really…

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Aight here's the deal, my boy Viggo gotta see a man about a horse. Basically he not even playin I mean what you think Viggo play for…

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