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This is the first Ron Howard film that I have seen that is too long and boring dispute the good cast headed by Cruse and Kidman,so I can only rate it 50/50 at 2 1/2 stars.Released in 1992 it runs a very long 140 minutes.My biggest issue is that there are maybe 3 central parts to this long story and Howard should have zeroed in on one of them but he seems to have bitten off more than he could chew. So it is again a fine film for long lonely nights only.Trailer URL follows the picture.IMDB summary is below.
A young man (Cruise) leaves Ireland with his landlord's daughter (Kidman) after some trouble with her father, and they dream of owning land at the big giveaway in Oklahoma ca. 1893. When they get to the new land, they find jobs and begin saving money. The man becomes a local barehands boxer, and rides in glory until he is beaten, then his employers steal all the couple's money and they must fight off starvation in the winter, and try to keep their dream of owning land alive. Meanwhile, the woman's parents find out where she has gone and have come to America to find her and take her back. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAebotpLVOI
A young man (Cruise) leaves Ireland with his landlord's daughter (Kidman) after some trouble with her father, and they dream of owning land at the big giveaway in Oklahoma ca. 1893. When they get to the new land, they find jobs and begin saving money. The man becomes a local barehands boxer, and rides in glory until he is beaten, then his employers steal all the couple's money and they must fight off starvation in the winter, and try to keep their dream of owning land alive. Meanwhile, the woman's parents find out where she has gone and have come to America to find her and take her back. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
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