The defence The Prestige Tourist
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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50 to 1
Comedy · Drama · 2014
A misfit group of New Mexico cowboys find themselves on the journey of a lifetime when they learn their crooked-footed racehorse qualifies to run in the Kentucky Derby. Based on the true story of Mine That Bird, the cowboys must overcome impossible odds even before they reach Churchill Downs and the land of Kentucky's blue bloods.
Movie details
50 to 1
2014 Comedy · Drama 1h 50m
Critical arithmetic
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TMDB
6.7 / 10
Community rating
A misfit group of New Mexico cowboys find themselves on the journey of a lifetime when they learn their crooked-footed racehorse qualifies to run in the Kentucky Derby. Based on the true story of Mine That Bird, the cowboys must overcome impossible odds even before they reach Churchill Downs and the land of Kentucky's blue bloods.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
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The archetype split
Who fights over 50 to 1?
For the defence
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
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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Cast & crew
Directed by
Jim Wilson
Written by
Jim Wilson · Faith Conro
Skeet Ulrich
Chip Woolley
Christian Kane
Mark Allen
William Devane
Leonard Doc Blach
Madelyn Deutch
Alex
Todd Lowe
Kelly
David Atkinson
Bill Woolley
C
Calvin Borel
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Court is in session
Put 50 to 1 on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.