On Swift Horses (2024) (original) (raw)
Muriel and her husband Lee who are about to begin a bright new life is upended by arrival of Lee's brother. Muriel embarks a secret life, gambling on racehorses and discovering a love she never thought possible.
Muriel and her husband Lee who are about to begin a bright new life is upended by arrival of Lee's brother. Muriel embarks a secret life, gambling on racehorses and discovering a love she never thought possible. (less)
Director: Daniel Minahan
Writer: Bryce Kass
Starring: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi, Will Poulter, Diego Calva, Sasha Calle, Chad Coe
Producer: Mollye Asher
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Review by Brian Orndorf, April 22, 2025
5 / 10
�On Swift Horses� is an adaptation of a 2019 novel by author Shannon Pufahl, and it doesn�t seem like an easy book to bring to the big screen. There�s a tangle of characters to follow, with most in possession of dual lives, aching to achieve a bit of clarity in impossibly clouded living situations. There�s addiction and danger, along with plenty of forbidden attraction, putting screenwriter Bryce Kass to work managing a lot of complicated feelings and detours. Director Daniel Minahan (a television vet) attempts to make some cinematic poetry out of the tale, and while the feature is carefully c ...read more...
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