‘On Swift Horses’ review: Edgar-Jones, Elordi shine in thoughtful drama

‘On Swift Horses’ review: Edgar-Jones, Elordi shine in thoughtful drama

Thankfully, “On Swift Horses” is something much more complex and compelling than the love-triangle tale you expect from its first several minutes.

'On Swift Horses' review: Edgar-Jones, Elordi shine in thoughtful drama

Thankfully, “On Swift Horses” is something much more complex and compelling than the love-triangle tale you expect from its first several minutes. After all, what were we to think upon meeting Daisy Edgar-Jones’ Muriel, who, after a daytime...

‘On Swift Horses’ showcases queer longing and risk-taking in 1950s America - Philadelphia Gay News

The elegant, aching and tender romantic drama, “On Swift Horses” — out April 25 at area theaters — tells two parallel stories of queer desire in 1957. One involves Julius (Jacob Elordi), who gambles with cards; the other concerns his sister-in-law, Muriel (Daisy Edgar-Jones), who bets on horses. They have a palpable, unspoken bond from the minute she meets him, when he’s lying shirtless on a car outside her Kansas home at Christmastime. But as t…

‘On Swift Horses’ review: Edgar-Jones, Elorid shine in thoughtful drama

Thankfully, “On Swift Horses” is something much more complex and compelling than the love-triangle tale you expect from its first several minutes. After all, what were we to think upon meeting Daisy Edgar-Jones’ Muriel, who, after a daytime lovemaking session with Will Poulter’s Lee, is continuing to drag her feet on giving him an answer to his repeated marriage proposals and who obviously is taken with Lee’s handsome brother, Jacob Elordi’s Jul…

‘On Swift Horses’ has fine performances, but nothing of interest to say

'On Swift Horses' has an intimate 1950’s quality and a talented cast leading it, but it struggles to pick a lane when telling the story to the point where it hardly has a story at all.

'On Swift Horses’ Explores Queer Identity in a Bygone Era

On Swift Horses is based on Shannon Pufahl’s debut novel of the same name. Going into this film, I hadn’t seen a trailer or read the novel. I only saw the incredible cast and read the deceiving synopsis released. “Muriel and her husband, Lee, begin a new life together after he returns home from the Korean War. However, their newfound stability gets upended by the arrival of Lee’s charismatic brother, a wayward gambler with a secret past.” Readin…