Secondhand Lions

This movie made us laugh, and cry. It touches on every aspect of growing up and growing old. It addresses the right way to live, and the wrong.There's some humor from the crotchety old uncles and some sadness from a... Full review

A classic. This is one of those male bonding movies one tends to cringe at nowadays, but there's no cringing here. Due to the wonderful script, direction and acting by all the principals, this one unfolds like a rose in... Full review

I am very critical about movies, especially the ones which will pass before the eyes of my 9 & 7-yr old daughters, so I was extremely surprised and impressed with Secondhand Lions. I was washed away by the depth of... Full review

I cannot see how anyone would dis this movie unless they especially disliked a particular actor. I thought the casting was great, right down to the secondhand lion and the pig. The flashbacks were hilarious because as we age, the... Full review

This is a very gentle film - not as gripping as Big Fish but in a similar genre - which is worth a second look and therefore a reappraisal.Ostensibly a coming-of-age film, I saw it more as an abandoned child's... Full review

I have been told by many people this was a great movie and one I needed to watch. Well finally I watched it today and it didn't disappoint me. It has so many great elements to it. I laughed in... Full review

For a VERY long time I've been disgusted with most of the stuff coming out of Hollywood... too many movies with huge budgets and absolutely NO imagination or talent involved. Lately tho, the Hollywood system has slipped a bit, and... Full review

This movie was worth-watching. The characters are well-drawn and sympathetic. Just as young Walter (Haley Joel Osment) gets to know his great uncles (Michael Caine and Robert Duvall), we are introduced to this pair of "Secondhand Lions". Just as Walter... Full review

Cartoonist Josh Lucas (of "A Beautiful Mind") gets a phone call telling that his two great-uncles have been in an accident. Immediately we see the Lucas character in the form of young Haley Joel Osment as he is literally dropped... Full review

"Secondhand Lions" is a movie which has achieved excellence. The story line is fast-moving and packed with nuance. Various elements of the plot overlap and blend for a harmonious whole. It is not a series of action scenes played primarily... Full review

A beloved family film can finally be experienced in high-definition this December. Secondhand Lions will be released on Blu-ray on December 1. This new BD disc will be priced at $28.99 SRP and you can take a look at the... ... Full Article

Nearly 2,000 musical-theater buffs took advantage of free tickets at the Kennedy Center Saturday night for "Broadway Today," an evening of conversation and song with leading theater composers. ... Full Article

Next Obstacle | 5:22 a.m.Nov. 23, 2008 The new problem is not great big nice new theaters, it is programing worth going to see. ... Full Article

I discovered the next film I'm about to review quite by accident. I'm not sure how I missed it when it first came out to DVD but I did. ... Full Article

Secondhand Lions Directed and written by Tim McCanlies. Walter (Haley Joel Osment) is a teen aged boy with a widowed mother who needs to dump him for the summer so she can attend a school of court reporting (go man... ... Full Article