Secondhand Lions Movie Review 2003

Timid Walter (Osment) is left with his eccentric uncles Hub (Duvall) and Garth (Caine) by his husband-seeking flaky mom Mae (Sedgewick). Finding no TV when he arrives, Walter becomes fascinated by the uncles' tales of an adventurous past, which are told in flashback in B-action movie style. Alternately syrupy and quirky, pic tries too much to be everything to everybody, and may not appeal to younger, jaded viewers. Their parents and grandparents, nostalgic for this kind of wholesome family entertainment, will be more receptive. Duvall and Caine make up for many of the flaws, but Osment doesn't register as strongly as hoped in his first post-child star role.

Distribution

New Line Home Video, 116 N. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048, Phone: (310)854-5811, Fax: (310)854-1824, URL: http://www.newline.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 107 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Coming of Age, Aunts & Uncles, Nieces & Nephews, Farm Livin', Flashback, Desert War/Foreign Legion, Family Comedy

Screenplay

Tim McCanlies

Cast

Michael Caine, Robert Duvall, Haley Joel Osment, Nicky Katt, Kyra Sedgwick, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Christian Kane, Kevin Michael Haberer, Josh(ua) Lucas, Adrian Pasdar

Cinematography

Jack N. Green

Director

Tim McCanlies

Music

Patrick Doyle

Other

Scott Wolf, David Moritz, John R. Jensen, Gary Jones, David J. Bomba

Producer

David Kirschner, Corey Sienega, Scott Ross, Digital Domain, Avery Pix, New Line Cinema