Given all the impossible choices the young jockey had to face, The Cup should have been a weepie if ever there was one - but the filmmakers stumble on their way to the finish line.
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Arizona Republic
Arizona Republic
For one thing, all the characters are far too pleasant.
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine
One wonders who the audience is for a film this far removed from the dirt and grime of the reality it claims to be based on, and why they find anything so squeaky-clean appealing.