Tuesday, August 25, 2009

8 Seconds


Luke Perry of Beverly Hills 90210 mega-fame gives up his Beverly Hills zip code for the rodeo ring in this slow-moving bio-pic about world champion bull rider Lane Frost, As played in the film, Frost is a dull sweetheart of a guy who suffers only momentarily from a swelled head when he becomes famous, In between numerous sunsets (and this movie is loaded with them), he tries to win the love of his aloof father James Rebhorn) and regain the respect of his wife (Northern Exposures Cynthia Geary). But this saga about an all-American boy has no spark — even the bull riding scenes are unimpressive. Only Stephen Baldwin gets a few good scenes as Frost's abrasive redneck pal. Otherwise, the mechanical bull in Urban Cowboy delivered more exciting rodeo action.

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