![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It is loosely based on "The Specialist" series of novels by John Shirley. "Sylvester" itself probably started out as little more than a classy steeplechase version of " Rocky," but Gilbert, Farnsworth and a good script turn it into something surprisingly better.The Specialist is a 1994 American action thriller film directed by Luis Llosa and starring Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone, James Woods, Eric Roberts, and Rod Steiger. She has real presence, and a much more interesting and resilient acting style than you might expect from someone raised on a network assembly line. Gilbert is best known for her work on TVs "The Little House on the Prairie." This is her first movie. They have a quiet little PG-rated love scene together that is tactful, honest and, in its own way, rather bold. One of them is the low-key but mature way it treats the romance between Gilbert and Schoeffling. The movie doesn't disappoint us at those obligatory moments, but it has a lot of surprises, as well. And we also rather suspect that the horse doesn't get all the way to Kentucky only to lose. We know we'll see Farnsworth looking at his watch and allowing as how maybe that damned horse does have a chance. We know we'll see Gilbert almost breaking her neck. We know we'll see the horse being trained. "Sylvester" contains, of course, the usual number of obligatory scenes. He is also wonderful in a small role as a dying tycoon in the generally undistinguished " Into the Night." ![]() But Gilbert prevails, and the scenes between the two are charged with the kinds of tension and affection that make even routine situations seem real. She wants him to provide a home for herself and her brothers, and supervise Sylvester's training sessions.įarnsworth protests: He's already paid his dues as a father and nursemaid. Gilbert turns to a father figure, a grizzled, drunken old cowboy ( Richard Farnsworth), who knows all about horses, all about human nature and even a little bit about teenage girls. The complications in the plot are set up right away: The intervention by the court officials, the challenge of training the horse and the problem of what to do about Gilbert's old boyfriend ( Michael Schoeffling), especially since they still love each other. ![]()
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