On Swift Horses

Jacob Elordi and Daisy Edgar-Jones’s romance is sweatily seductive, but where’s the heart?

This is a film for people who miss that era of Hollywood. And I wish there were more like it.

With On Swift Horses, director Daniel Minahan has crafted a bold, breathtaking queer romantic drama that arrives at a time when the rights of queer folks are under relentless attack.

...a cinematic love story that unfolds with the kind of beautiful uncertainty that its gambling heroes face every day.

Jacob Elordi? In a queer role? I’m intrigued.

Making a bid for awards credibility – somewhat tentatively – is this absorbing, detailed melodrama, adapted by screenwriter Bryce Kass from Shannon Pufahl’s 50s-set 2019 novel.