Wooly Boys

Customer Reviews:

Not a good portrayal of North Dakota people, but a good movie!!.......2007-04-04

I liked this movie, it was funny and had a good plot. It just doesn't portray North Dakota's people too well... Obviously, I live in North Dakota and don't be alarmed, we're not ALL rednecks. Just a few. I really don't have much else to say.

Great!.......2006-11-10

On a par with Secondhand Lions. I don't normally care for Peter Fonda but his character and portrayal were the best.

It could have been great, but...........2006-09-01

I wanted to like this movie more than I actually did end up liking it. I don't mind the fact that it's formulaic (I bought it because I was expecting a typical family movie), but the characters just aren't well-developed enough. I liked the idea of Peter Fonda's character, but I think Fonda's execution was poor. He spends most of the movie acting like his character is not physically ill but rather psychologically ill. I got the impression that his "Easy Rider" character had grown older and drug-addled (since he spends much of the movie staring off into the distance or mumbling about his "woolies") and had settled down to become a sheep rancher. Add in the unnecessary, though not overabundant, profanity and I was doubly disappointed (mainly because this is supposed to be family fare).

The bottom line is that this movie could have been a lot better. Its redeeming quality is the fact that the teen boy does learn some life lessons and develop a relationship with his estranged grandfather. If you have nothing better to watch, then give it a shot, but don't expect too much.

AWESOME.......2006-08-23

THIS MOVIE IS ONE OF THE BEST MOVIES YOU WILL VIEW.IT IS SUCH AN AWESOME MESSAGE,AND VERY REAL.THE ACTORS ARE SOME OF THE BEST IN THE HISTORY OF FILMING.IT TAKES YOU OUT OF THE FAST MOVING CITY LIFE, AND SHOWS WHAT THE TRUE MEANING OF LOVE AND FAMILY TIES REPRESENT.ALSO IT TAKES A TEENAGE BOY WITH ALL OF HIS COMFORT'S OF THE SPOILED SIDE OF LIFE , AND GIVES HIM A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT LIFE IS REALLY ALL ABOUT. I THINK EVERYONE FROM TEENAGE TO OLD AGE WOULD ENJOY THIS CHANGE OF SCENE MOVIE.I HOPE EVERYONE WILL WANT TO VIEW THIS ONE OF A KIND MOVIE.

Great family film.......2006-06-24

Sort of a cross between "Second Hand Lions" (but better) and "Thelma and Louise." Peter Fonda is an aging sheep-rancher who's dying. He's not had contact with his daughter or grandson since his wife died in a tragic accident falling off a horse. He's tricked into coming into the city to check up on his daughter only to discover that they've set him up for a physical eval. The doctors discover an aneurism.

Kristofferson shows up to liberate his boss from the hospital. In the melee, Fonda's young grandson comes along for a wild ride that starts with stealing a hearse and ends with an FBI chase.

This is a great film, a lot of honest laughs, and a lot of hard tears. Dakota, the sheepherding horse, was one of the funniest characters in the film. "Wooly Boys" is definitely a film I would view more than once and I am contemplating adding it to my collection.

If you enjoy the old style Westerns with a lot of humor and heart, this is definitely a film you should consider watching.

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