in the age of matrix and i robot and a. i. and minority report and etcetera . ain not easy to find adventure movie make in the old style represent the good guy and the very bad guy and the girl and and a happy end . well and this be what hidalgo offer u . viggo mortensen character be a cowboy specialize in long distance horse race and he and his horse ( hidalgo and a mustang ) be just unbeatable . so some arabian skeikh ( omar sharif ) send for him to take part in the big horse race in the world ( 4 . 800km long and through the arabian desert ) to prove that mortensen non thoroughbred horse be not as good and resistant a arabian horse . that the start point . and from that moment on we will witness a marvelous adventure through the desert in which the starring will have to face all kind of difficulty and trap . a i have say represent and old style adventure movie . no absurd and meaningless special effect and no absurd and unbelievable plot and and no pretension but to make the audience have a good time . and no doubt joe johnston achieves that represent the movie be 136 minute long but you do not feel tired nor boring in any moment . the rhythm be just great and well measure . the photography and the landscape be just astonish while and the work of mortensen be so remarkable . he seem to be the perfect heir to those actor specialize in adventure movie just like harrison ford and though mortensen character ( hidalgo and lotr ) usually be a little more darker than ford . my rate represent positive .