| Anno | 2007 |
| Genere | Documentario |
| Produzione | USA |
| Durata | 96 minuti |
| Regia di | Brad Hennegan, John Hennegan |
| Rating | Consigli per la visione di bambini e ragazzi: |
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Al Box Office Usa The First Saturday in May ha incassato nelle prime 5 settimane di programmazione 124 mila dollari e 93,1 mila dollari nel primo weekend.
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For those who know the legendary race mostly from Hunter S. Thompson's landmark piece of gonzo journalism, "The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved," a film such as "The First Saturday in May" holds the potential to portray the event from a whole new perspective. Filmmakers Brad and John Hennegan follow six horses and their trainers through the arduous 2006 race season, building up to the Derby, but they are never able to find the balance between insider wonkery and genuine human (or animal) drama. The day-in, day-out culture of horse racing -- including weird hats and the focus on trainers over jockeys -- remains at an elusive and frustrating remove. Even with a shift late in the film to focus on the horse Barbaro, who suffered a career-ending injury after the Derby, the mosaic of characters just don't feel compelling enough, never coalescing into a greater portrait and tending to cancel each other out. Sometimes a story does need a star.
Da The Los Angeles Times, 17 aprile 2008
For those who know the legendary race mostly from Hunter S. Thompson's landmark piece of gonzo journalism, "The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved," a film such as "The First Saturday in May" holds the potential to portray the event from a whole new perspective. Filmmakers Brad and John Hennegan follow six horses and their trainers through the arduous 2006 race season, building up to the Derby, [...] Vai alla recensione »
There are a lot of horses but absolutely no sense in “The First Saturday in May,” a glib, lazy documentary about six trainers on the proverbial road to the 2006 Kentucky Derby. This is, after all, a movie about horse trainers that tells you next to nothing about what horse trainers do besides stand around paddocks, issuing vague instructions to the grooms or staring nervously, wistfully and stoically [...] Vai alla recensione »
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