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Title: Based on A True Story my eye...
Review: Intrigued by the cast including Mickey Roarke and Ian Holm, I bought the videotape of this film for one dollar. I was robbed, I think. "Based on a True Story" is the first disappointment. The kidnapping itself is well documented, and this film doesn't even hold to the facts, other than Shergar was taken from the farm. The filmmakers then weave a fantastic and unbelievable tale of what they think happened (complete with human hair dye that doesn't sweat off of a horse, but rinses off completely in the rain), and a preposterous ending where we're not even sure that the horse is dead.And what in heavens happened to Mickey Roarke's face??? Did he have plastic surgery in a strip mall? He looks like Tahlulah Bankhead in male drag (or that he got Angelina Jolie's lips). Ian Holm, as always, is great, but he's not in enough of the movie to make it worthwhile. And, to note, this is definitely NOT a kid's movie. Or an adult's, for that matter. Save your dollar.
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