All the Pretty Horses (film)

All the Pretty Horses is a 2000 American romance western film, directed by Billy Bob Thornton and based on the novel of the same name by author Cormac McCarthy. It stars Matt Damon as John Grady Cole, the main male character, and Penlope Cruz as Alejandra Villarreal, the main female character. The film received mostly negative reviews and grossed onlymillion worldwide, against a 57 million budget.

Cole and Rawlins become hired hands for Alejandras father, who likes their work, but Coles romantic interest in Alejandra is not welcomed by her wealthy aunt. After Alejandras father takes her away, Cole and Rawlins are arrested by Mexican police and taken to jail, where they again encounter Blevins, who has been accused of stealing a horse and of murder, and is killed by a corrupt police captain. Cole and Rawlins are sent to a Mexican prison for abetting Blevins crimes, where they must defend themselves against dangerous inmates. The pair are both nearly killed.Alejandras aunt frees Cole and Rawlins, on the condition that she never sees them again. While Rawlins returns to his parents ranch in Texas, Cole attempts to reunite with Alejandra over her familys objections. Her aunt is confident that Alejandra will keep her word and not get back together with Cole so much so that she even gives Cole her nieces phone number. Cole urges Alejandra to come to Texas with him. She, however, decides she must keep her word and though she loves him, she will not go with him. ........

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