In Pursuit of Honor (1995)

What makes it different from others?

Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

As a soldier, there was a lot that I noticed about how much care they had in researching the Army and how people dressed and acted. For instance, ranks. A 1st Sergeant introducing himself as Master Sergeant (which, despite being the same pay grade, is a lower rank in the command structure) makes me cringe. A Command Sergeant Major being called "Regimental Sergeant" is also quite bad. Come on, this isn't Great Britain! If you are going to be making a movie depicting the US Army, then the least you can do is a little bit of research. Mixing and blending titles and positions with other armies from around the world doesn't work whatsoever. Uniforms were also pretty bad. Every single man in the film had a uniform, that I can tell was made in a costume shop, just thrown on without any knowledge of how to wear it. There was even people with a full beard. Following the first World War, Every Soldier, Marine, and Airman (excluding only the Navy because they had their own rules) had to maintain a clean shaven face. The only facial hair allowed was a mustache. They introduced this because a clean shaven face would have a proper seal on a gas mask. Ceremony and simple discipline. Since when does the colors get hoisted on to the flag pole during the middle of the day? And why were they not playing Reveille? Why were they hoisting it while it was still folded!?!? Why were they turning in their sabers in some sort of rag-tag ceremony and not have time for a proper change of command? The man was retiring as well. There would always be a ceremony for that, at the very least. The US Army is a creature of tradition, and there is tons of books, articles, and other things to do some proper research! And now to discipline... ugh... it is one thing to disagree with your commanding officer, it is a complete disgrace when you yell it at the man's face for every man to hear! If it's an unlawful order, then it is your duty to respectfully disobey. Beyond disobeying the aforementioned order, you hold your tongue unless questioned. This movie is pretty hard to watch. Having been a Soldier, it is excruciatingly hard to overlook the little things. In order to really sell the story, it needs to be authentic. That includes doing some actual research. It's not hard. Even in the 1990s it was easy. Seriously, a trip to Fort Hood, TX would have helped this a lot. There they have a museum dedicated to the history of the 1st Cavalry Division and even a ceremonial mounted Cavalry Troop dressed in period uniforms. The sources for proper information is endless.

Everybody liked this film. It was an OK story but not true. An American story filmed in Australia. And it showed. A Colt 1911 semi-automatic pistol but he works the slide before each shot??? Don Johnson has been in enough shoot 'em ups to know better. The Milk River does not form the US Canadian border. They apparently rode right past the Pine Ridge Reservation to reach what reservation, exactly? I expect if I thought a little I could come up with more goofs. So - what part of this movie are we supposed to believe? A tear jerker but please don't take it as a true story. So-from the company who now gives us Game of Thrones. HBO has come a long way.

I love horses, but would still enjoy this movie even if I didn't! The story of the resurrection and redemption of a disillusioned, bitter man, and the effort made to save these beautiful animals is deeply moving, without being sappy in the least.I'm not a Don Johnson fan, but feel he gave a tremendous performance in this film, possibly the best of his career.Although this is quite a simple story but it's not an easy movie to watch, particularly for someone like me who abhors depictions of any brutality towards animals. I admit I sobbed through most of it, but it's well worth the Kleenex! This is an underrated film that really deserves viewing.

I'm biased: I love horses; I love movies with and about horses. I've seen horse-related movies good, bad, & indifferent. But there was nothing bad or indifferent about In Pursuit of Honor. The first time I watched it, I cried like a baby and swore I'd never watch it again, it devastated me so. But it draws me back again and again, and I've watched the movie probably a dozen times. To my mind, In Pursuit of Honor is one of that rare breed: the perfect movie. The writing, filming, and acting all combine to create the kind of movie that, like a good book, you want to experience over and over again. And if nothing else, it showed me that Don Johnson is not the shallow, pretty face I'd always considered him; he gives a wonderfully restrained performance, as does Craig Sheffer. An entertaining, educational, historically accurate movie that my husband and I will enjoy at least another dozen times.