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On Swift Horses

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On Swift Horses
Directed byDaniel Minahan
Screenplay byBryce Kass
Based onOn Swift Horses
by Shannon Pufahl
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyLuc Montpellier
Edited by
Music byMark Orton
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Classics
Release date
  • September 7, 2024 (2024-09-07) (TIFF)
Running time
117 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

On Swift Horses is a 2024 American drama film directed by Daniel Minahan, with Bryce Kass adapting the script from the novel by Shannon Pufahl of the same name. Ley Line Entertainment, FirstGen Content and Cor Cordium produce the project, which has an ensemble cast which includes Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi, Will Poulter, Diego Calva and Sasha Calle.

It had its world premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2024.

Premise

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Muriel and her husband Lee are beginning a bright new life in California following his return from the Korean War, which is upended by the arrival of Lee’s charismatic younger brother, Julius.[1] Lee is keen for the three of them to build a new life together in San Diego, but Julius decides to travel to Las Vegas instead, where he finds employment in a casino and meets a male co-worker, Henry. Julius and Henry fall in love and the two men begin a secret romantic relationship, including living together in a motel room. Meanwhile, Muriel embarks on a secret life of her own back in California, gambling on racehorses and discovering a love she never thought possible after meeting a female neighbour, Sandra.[2]

Cast

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Production

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Producer Peter Spears and director Daniel Minahan started the project in July 2021 with Ley Line Entertainment and Bryce Kass adapting the novel by Shannon Pufahl.[3] Mollye Asher, Tim Headington, Theresa Steele Page, and Michael D'Alto also served as producers, with financing from Ley Line Entertainment and FirstGen alongside Wavelength. Alvaro Valente and script-writer Bryce Kass are executive producers as are Killer Films' Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler, Nate Kamiya and David Darby of Ley Line, Randal Sandler, Claude Amadeo and Chris Triana for FirstGen, and Jennifer Westphal and Joe Plummer for Wavelength.[4]

Filming

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Principal photography was confirmed to have started on the production in Los Angeles on February 28, 2023.[5] Diego Calva told Variety that he and Jacob Elordi have some "pretty hot scenes".[6]

Release

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It had its world premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2024.[7] In October 2024, Sony Pictures Classics acquired distribution rights to the film in North and Latin America, Turkey, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia, India, Italy, Australia and New Zealand.[8]

Reception

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 65% of 17 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.9/10.[9] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 68 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[10]

Jourdain Searles of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that the film is "beautiful, heartbreaking, and demands to be seen on the biggest screen possible. Elordi gives his best performance yet as Julius, showing his more sensitive, vulnerable side on the big screen for perhaps the first time. His love scenes with Calva are tender and exciting…Calva proves his memorable turn in the underrated Babylon two years ago was just a warm-up. He's got so much more to offer." Regarding Edgar-Jones, Searles wrote that "in perhaps her meatiest role since Normal People, Edgar-Jones gives an understated performance as Muriel, letting us get to know her through subtle gestures and expressions."[11]

Christian Zilko of IndieWire gave the film a grade of A-, praising the writing, cinematography, and direction: "Bryce Kass's script (based on Shannon Pufahl's novel of the same name) straddles an ideal line between sentimentality and bitterness, while [director] Minahan and cinematographer Luc Montpellier shoot everything from torrid sex scenes to Christmas Eve moonlight strolls with the elegance that it deserves.”[12]

Nicolas Rapold of the Financial Times wrote that "Minahan and his cast don't reduce Julius's or Muriel's affairs to a vehicle for prestige tragedy or steamy entertainment. Their experiences feel as if they might reflect any one of countless lives or loves constrained by social conformity and bias at the time. While glamour could dazzle on screens and red carpets at the festival, the handsome stars…are put in the service of something that at times can feel even rarer—ordinary emotional truths."[13]

Meanwhile, in a more dissenting review, Pete Hammond of Deadline Hollywood contends that too many plot developments are interwoven "throughout this disjointed movie, which can't seem to decide which thread to follow or which character to focus on, and so it does it all. Edgar-Jones also seems to have a tough time getting a real handle on just who Muriel is…Poulter is the poor lost soul in all this, and he could have been the antagonist…but he's really a good old boy. Elordi is becoming one of the most interesting actors around, especially after Saltburn and Euphoria have cemented his sex symbol bona fides. If they ever remake Hud, he's the guy. However, it is Calva, the discovery from Damien Chazelle's Babylon, who is the standout, an intriguing character to be sure. And Calva hits all the right notes—in and out of bed with Elordi. [Also] Montpellier's golden-hued cinematography really reflects California's allure of the times, and the film looks terrific."[14]

References

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  1. ^ Lambert, Harper (February 28, 2023). "Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi and Diego Calva to Star in Historical Drama 'On Swift Horses'". TheWrap. Archived from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  2. ^ Searles, Jourdain (September 7, 2024). "'On Swift Horses' Review: Jacob Elordi and Daisy Edgar-Jones Light Up the Screen in a Ravishing Queer Epic". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
  3. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 12, 2021). "'Halston' Director & EP Daniel Minahan & 'Nomadland' Producer Peter Spears Developing 'On Swift Horses'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  4. ^ Kroll, Justin (February 28, 2023). "Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi, Will Poulter, Diego Calva And Sasha Calle To Star In Adaptation Of 'On Swift Horses' From Ley Line Entertainment And FirstGen Content". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  5. ^ Echebiri, Makuochi (February 28, 2023). "Diego Calva, Daisy Edgar-Jones & More to Star in 'On Swift Horses' Adaptation". Collider. Archived from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  6. ^ Bergeson, Samantha (February 28, 2023). "Diego Calva Teases 'Pretty Hot Scenes' with Jacob Elordi in New Daisy Edgar-Jones Movie". IndieWire. Archived from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  7. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 13, 2024). "TIFF Adds 20 More Movies To Lineup With 'Saturday Night', Jacob Elordi & Daisy Edgar-Jones' 'On Swift Horses', Max Minghella's 'Shell', 'Megalopolis' & More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  8. ^ Fleming Jr, Mike (October 8, 2024). "Sony Pictures Classics Lands TIFF Title 'On Swift Horses;' Daisy Edgar Jones, Jacob Elordi Star". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  9. ^ "On Swift Horses". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  10. ^ "On Swift Horses". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  11. ^ Searles, Jourdain (September 7, 2024). Moody, Nekesa Mumbi (ed.). "On Swift Horses Review: Jacob Elordi and Daisy Edgar-Jones Light Up the Screen in a Ravishing Queer Epic". The Hollywood Reporter. ISSN 0018-3660. OCLC 44653726. Retrieved October 26, 2024. The actors co-star with Will Poulter, Diego Calva, and Sasha Calle in Daniel Minahan's 1950s-set romantic drama about secret yearnings and societal pressures.
  12. ^ Zilko, Christian (September 7, 2024). Harris-Bridson, Dana (ed.). "On Swift Horses Review: Jacob Elordi and Daisy Edgar-Jones Shine in an Elegant Saga of Lost Connections and the Gamble of Living on Your Own Terms". IndieWire. Retrieved October 26, 2024. The result is a cinematic love story that unfolds with the kind of beautiful uncertainty that its gambling heroes face every day.
  13. ^ Rapold, Nicolas (September 9, 2024). Khalaf, Roula (ed.). "Ralph Fiennes ushers in a new pope to open Toronto International Film Festival". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766. Retrieved October 26, 2024. …the beautifully realised 1950s romance On Swift Horses, from director Daniel Minahan.
  14. ^ Hammond, Pete (September 7, 2024). Andreeva, Nellie; Fleming, Jr., Mike (eds.). "On Swift Horses Review: Jacob Elordi & Daisy Edgar-Jones In Star-Crossed Noir-ish Queer Love Story — Toronto Film Festival". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 26, 2024. '…but in the movie version, this becomes a more complicated romantic drama, mixed with gambling, noir-ish tones, horse racing…an 'A' for trying to make it all plausible.'
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