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March 5, 2004

Viggo of Arabia lives down 'Rings'

By CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP Entertainment Writer

Viggo Mortensen goes from ruling Middle-earth to racing across the Middle East in "Hidalgo," a movie that's so retro, it's almost quaint -- especially compared to the nouveau computer-generated spectacle of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

You'd think Mortensen would be tired of riding a horse by now -- and sore -- but he's back in the saddle again, this time playing a real guy, cowboy Frank T. Hopkins. (Not that Aragorn isn't a real guy, of course. Settle down, hobbits.)

HIDALGO

Director: Joe Johnston

Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Omar Sharif, Louise Lombard, Zuleikha Robinson

Rating: PG-13, for adventure violence and some mild innuendo

Running time: 136 minutes


 
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