A decent but frustrating film.

A frustrating film. Could have been a real gem but the script just isn't quite nailed - some of Bruce Dern's dialogue I found a bit hokey and some of the more melodramatic scenes felt a bit too forced and maybe rushed. Reminded me of the excellent 2018 film 'The Rider'.

The positives are that it looks gorgeous, Gideon Adlon (Pamela's daughter) was pretty good with her limited screen time, and there are some lovely moments (the best of which is with real life convict horse advocate Thomas Smittle). The duality of Matthias Schoenaerts' character (Roman) being so similar to a wild Mustang in the horse program was done quite well. And I thought the ending was beautiful.