Superb

I'm not surprised that anyone who was looking for a movie along the lines of Indiana Jones would be disappointed by this one. This movie is a thought-provoking, wonderfully acted film about one man's redemption. Sure, the vehicle is a horse race, but I'd argue that 'The Cowboy' is fleeing from personal ghosts rather than racing to something. Half-native American, Mortensen's character is a man in torment: feeling responsible for his inadvertent involvement in the tragic massacre at Wounded Knee. Unable to face his guilt, he initially tries to lose himself in alcohol, joining Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show as a sharp-shooter: entertaining the crowds in this parody of the truth about the settling of the west. The race in Arabia gives him a chance to find himself once more, and in that discovery he performs one of the most uplifting and utterly altruistic acts I?ve ever witnessed in a movie. A truly respectful film to both the Native American and Arabian cultures (as you would expect from Mortensen), this film is perfect for the whole family. Do not miss this movie if you want more than mass-market entertainment like Indiana Jones.