| All the Pretty Horses (2000),
				Director: Billy Bob Thornton, rated PG-13 for 
				violence, some sexuality 
						Some 
						passions can never be tamed. 
				
				  Starring: Matt 
				Damon, Henry Thomas, Lucas Black, Penélope Cruz, Ruben Blades, 
				Robert Patrick, Bruce Dern, Sam Shepard 
				DML Rating: 
				★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 
				- good 
				"I guess the country lasts 
				forever... people ain't but for a little while." - 
				John Grady Cole 
				Why watch this? 
				A beautiful, at times brutal, Western with a tragically doomed romance. 
				Plot Summary: 
				After the death of his grandfather, a young Texan cowboy, John 
				Grady Cole, finds himself without a home. Seeking adventure and 
				a fresh start, he and his friend Rawlins head to Mexico, aiming 
				for a life of cowboys. Along the way, they meet a mysterious boy 
				named Jimmy Blevins and become entangled in events that lead to 
				a forbidden love affair and their imprisonment in a Mexican 
				jail. Dad's Preview: 
				One thing that I always heard growing up in Texas: under no 
				circumstance do you ever want to end up in a Mexican prison. Set in 
				1949, this film follows two Texas cowboys, John and Lacey, who 
				head to Mexico "because it's there" and they are lucky 
				to escape with their lives. Within this Mexican border tale, the performances are superb, as 
				are the 
				harsh landscapes of Mexico's interior. But be wary, Mexico can 
				be harsh on the unprepared. 
						 Columbia 
						Pictures; Miramax Films
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