Secondhand Lions

Secondhand Lions (2003) starring Michael Caine, Robert Duvall, Haley Joel Osment, Kyra Sedgewick. Young Walter (Osment) is dropped off at his two great-uncles' (Caine, Duvall) house in the country by his irresponsible mother (Sedgewick). At first he is not welcomed by the two old bachelors, but soon they begin to bond. This is an almost-but-not-quite-great movie, which if you buy into it you will really love. Me, I found it a little too hard to swallow, especially the part where the British Caine plays a Texas good-ol'-boy. Nevertheless, it's an honest film, with plenty to like, and a minimum of sex and violence. Osment is winning, as always. There are good subtitles, as well as closed captions. Grade: B