Horse Thieves (2005) User Reviews

Surprising Little Indie

[Kellcath · 8/10 · 29 December 2007]

I attended the premiere at the Winnipeg International Film Festival and was very surprised. I had read that Smoluk pulled the film together with a budget and volunteer crew. Low budget or not, "Horse Thieves" catches the audience with a lot of originality. It never lets down for more than a few minutes.

The film is not perfect, but on sheer get-up-and-go alone it will entertain you more than most big budget films.

"Horse Thieves" is similar to "Drug Store Cowboy" or "Crash" and the cast are convincing in their roles. Smoluk, Malloy, Keenan, and Kippen nail their characters dead on.

Wow!

[KawaiiKiwi · 9/10 · 9 November 2011]

(This review does not contain spoilers, but someone flagged it for no reason so I guess someone was over-sensitive..)

I watched this movie with no expectations, and it definitely wasn't what I thought. Needless to say I was pleasantly surprised.

Horse Thieves is a drama that takes place 200 years ago. The movie first introduces two homeless brothers who join the army to get food and shelter. The big brother is a tough one, who always needs to protects his weak little brother, but really loves him. It's seizing how the movie manages to share the emotions with the viewer in the way you can feel how much the brothers care for each other until an unfortunate accident arrives.

The movie then switches to another pair of brothers who are involved in the accident, and who share a similar relation, although this time the older of the two is a real brute unlike the one in the first part of the movie. I don't want to spoil anything, but it's a tale of revenge, brother love, and all these emotions the movie will make you share with the characters.

If you enjoy touching, but tough movies, without any doubt watch this one.