There is only one thing wrong with this movie. While the story and acting are both top notch, the title is grossly misleading. In order to draw in the fans of Robert Duvall's "Open Range" and "Lonesome Dove" heroic characters, the producers called it "Wild Horses." A more appropriate title would have been Brokeback 2 or maybe The Gay Rancheros. Once you are inside the theater, the story begins and ends before the ridiculous title is shown, convincing me that the makers felt at least a little guilty. One scene in the movie does show a horse being broken, but it is of no importance or consequence to the story. What we have is actually a whodunit in which the audience is shown immediately who done it. Viewers with no expectations or perhaps unaware of Robert Duvall's "Lonesome Dove" typecasting will enjoy seeing him in the roll of a prejudiced, redneck, grandpa. It is Duvall's disappointed Lonesome Dove fans who were deceived and are unhappy with this flick, and they have every right to feel that way. As for Luciana Duvall, I see nothing to complain about regarding her acting. Once again, I believe that the "cowboy movie" lovers are simply objecting to the idea of a female in the roll of a Texas Ranger. Nothing is perfect, so I give this movie a 9.

The only thing about this movie that's decent is the plot ... which could have been a great movie. The rest of it is disjointed and just plain awful. Even Robert Duvall's performance is sub-par. Everyone's acting is stiff and forced ... like they were still blocking it out and not ready. There is no flow in the delivery of the lines or in the movement of the script from one scene to the next ... even the story jumps and is confusing at times ... like it's several movies spliced together. Some of the "main characters" are move like live props ... adding little or no meaning to the plot ... they could have easily been eliminated. It's almost like this was a cast made up of friends and family who wanted "15 minutes of fame". I almost never write reviews, but this was just plain BAD.

I'm glad that I scrolled down far enough to read Tony Heck's review. Was expecting something laughable, judging by the majority of comments but I knew that wouldn't be the case with a legend in the driving seat. Many harsh comments about his wife's acting. She was very natural/believable. I really enjoyed this film. A very decent story about a proud man of his time finally coming to terms with himself. And doing the 'right thing' (albeit at the end. I hope that that Mr. Duvall can churn out a few more films like this. He's in great shape for a man of his age and I doubt that he'd require any mounting aide in real life. Lovely touch with the cell phone in the opening scene and some wonderful shots of Texas. Must put it on my bucket list of places to see. Slainte

This was an authentic film with real-world family and moral issues. If you want to live with your head in the sand instead of facing the real world, and want to watch something politically correct, or like mom & apple pie, or be entertained by flashy personality, watch something like the more Hollywood style and simplistic stereotyped characters in Walker Texas Ranger (which is entertaining but totally fake.) I noticed many reviewers who did not like this movie were from foreign countries, more urban or conservative parts of the US who may not understand the historical or cultural conflicts and complex characters in this movie, but that is their problem, not the movies'. The lady ranger character, who has been often criticized in reviews as not having enough pizazz, was portrayed as having nerves of steel, and wasn't supposed to be the Sandra Bullock character in Miss Congeniality (which I loved as well for totally different reasons.) There is a difference between poorly acted and not liking the character. It is refreshing to see many types of actors portraying an inter-weaved set of characters that mirror the complexity, love, and frustration that is real life.