An action adventure, bigger than life, so to speak. There's a bit of a slower start that's not in the tone of the rest of the film, and it also doesn't have any relevance to the main plot. However, when the "real" movie begins, then the spectacle begins. Viggo is great in the lead role of Frank Hopkins, and I also liked Omar Sharif in the role of the sheikh, his relationship with the aforementioned main character Frank is great. The desert was shown to be an extremely dangerous and devastating place so the film reminded me a bit of Lawrence of Arabia precisely because of the spectacular depiction of the desert. Intrigues and hidden motives raise the layering of the film, which is not limited to an "ordinary" race (of course, this is far from an ordinary race). The film gets recommendations from me because films like this are no longer made today (although the film was released back in 2004), and horse lovers will especially like it because they take up a good part of the film.
Review of Hidalgo
