Excellent but underrated film

Wow! What a bizarre film! Unfortunately the few funny moments there were were quite overshadowed by it's completely weird and random vibe throughout.

A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

There are many deleted scenes in this movie that should have stayed.. Made sense to keep them & added to the story... Like the brothers running out of clay pigeons, then using the extra corn they got from growing in their stead... After not being able to sell their share corn that is.

I recently watched this film and thoroughly enjoyed it. This is a great family friendly movie with great cast of main characters and supporting actors. Michael Caine and Robert Duvall as the old uncles are fabulous and i couldn't see anyone else doing these characters justice. I'm a fan of Christian Kane so the choice of him for a younger version worked very well for me. Hayley Joel Osment is great as the young Walter is so appealing.The flashbacks are a little tongue in cheek and are meant that way as they are told to a young boy and given a little "poetic license" to entertain him. I think that this movie has something for everyone and can't think of a reason for anyone to dislike it. A great way to spend an hour and 3/4!

Secondhand Lions (2003): Dir: Tim McCanlies / Cast: Haley Joel Osment, Robert Duvall, Michael Caine, Kyra Sedgwick, Nicky Katt: Enchanting comedy about storytelling. Title refers to an old transported lion as well as the two uncles and their brave tales. Haley Joel Osment is sent to stay with his uncles for the summer. They tell of adventures involving theft, war, Princesses, gold, and the ever present glow of romance. It is difficult to tell whether the stories are true but director Tim McCanlies details the film with ideas that provide great visual elements that enhance the imagination much as it does Osment. Robert Duvall and Michael Caine are hilarious and genuine as the uncles. Caine tells Osment of Duvall's lost romance and the reason behind his sleepwalking. It is obvious that by the end of the film the two uncles will fully adapt to having this kid around but the leads add a great deal of fun to it all. Osment is superb sporting curiosity as to what is fact and fiction but will ultimately have to deal with other issues in his life. Kyra Sedgwick plays his mother in what is the most unsympathetic role in the film. This is the film's biggest flaw in the mother's willingness to do what she does so willingly. Nicky Katt is featured to abuse Osment and suffer at the hands of the veterans. Heart warming film of love and friendship that should never be secondhand. Score: 7 ½ / 10

And this movie is full of them. Put two of the world's most lovable old men together, who just happen to be two of the world's greatest actors, with an impressionable young boy and you can bet there will be some great stories told.Deciding where the real stories end and the tall tales start has always been difficult for a boy. And it still is for me.This movie made me forget I am an old man. I became young again, for a summer. There was adventure, guns, airplanes, and treasure. What more could a boy want? I can't believe Second Hand Lions was nominated for only 5 awards.