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The Cup

The Cup

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  • Australia
  • 2011
  • · 106m

Director Simon Wincer
Cast Stephen Curry, Brendan Gleeson, Alice Parkinson, Bill Hunter, Tom Burlinson, Kate Bell
Genre Drama, History

At the heart of this true story is Damien Oliver, a young jockey who loses his only brother in a tragic racing accident, hauntingly reflecting of the way their father died 27 years earlier. After suffering through a series of discouraging defeats, Damien teams with Irish trainer Dermot Weld, and triumphs at the 2002 Melbourne Cup in one of the most thrilling finales in sporting history.

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The Hollywood Reporter

The family drama The Cup revisits this popular win in a workmanlike fashion.

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Los Angeles Times by Betsy Sharkey

Given all the impossible choices the young jockey had to face, The Cup should have been a weepie if ever there was one - but the filmmakers stumble on their way to the finish line.

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Arizona Republic

For one thing, all the characters are far too pleasant.

Slant Magazine

One wonders who the audience is for a film this far removed from the dirt and grime of the reality it claims to be based on, and why they find anything so squeaky-clean appealing.