The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Cowgirls n' Angels
Drama · Family · 2012
A group of rodeo trick-riders recruits a young girl to join them.
Movie details
Cowgirls n' Angels
“Dreams come true.”
2012 Drama · Family 1h 32m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.0 / 10
Community rating
A group of rodeo trick-riders recruits a young girl to join them.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Cowgirls n' Angels?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Timothy Armstrong
Written by
Stephan Blinn · Timothy Armstrong
Bailee Madison
Ida Clayton
Alicia Witt
Elaine
Jackson Rathbone
Justin Wood
James Cromwell
Terence Parker
Andrew Sensenig
Mr. Mack
Kathleen Rose Perkins
Rebecca
Frankie Faison
Augustus
Court is in session
Put Cowgirls n' Angels on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.