Nature (TV Series) Wild Horses of Mongolia with Julia Roberts (2000) User Reviews

About the fence

[chandmx · 8/10 · 21 August 2006]

What can I say. I grew up there. I rode horses and herd sheep when I was a child and went to school in the US. I realized that half of the people on earth have no idea how the other half lives. This is not the only movie about Mongolian nomadic life but we all should give some credit for J. Roberts for exposing the life in the Mongolian steppes to the world.

About the comment on the horses and fences by Elsa-M from Sweden: People don't feed horses in Mongolia, they eat grass from the ground, they follow their habitat. People also don't go to the grocery, they make their food.

Julia Roberts without a hair dryer, makeup or even a flush toilet.

[shannon25 · 8/10 · 25 November 2001]

This is the best I have ever seen Julia Roberts. Living with Nomads in a tent in Mongolia. Real and without makeup. No bathroom, no makeup, no hair dresser, not even a hair dryer... It was like survivor and the real world meet pretty woman. I gained a new kind of respect for her as a person. This movie made we wish I could talk to her about it over dinner.

Very touching documentary

[ken-303 · 10/10 · 5 February 2002]

This is a very touching documentary, where Julia Roberts stays for a time with a mongolian nomadic family. I know there were cameras there, but I really felt like Julia made a significant connection to these people. The irony of a superstar like JR staying with people from such a remote part of the world really did point out our humanity, and possibly screwed up values. Either way, this was an excellent view...

Good job Julia.....

I believe there is a series of documentaries, of which this is one, where famous actors are placed in different situations, where you see beyond the fame of the person by watching them react in their environment. Goldie Hawn at an elephant reserve, Robin Williams swimming with wild dolphins, and now Julia Roberts living with nomadic people in Mongolia.

Total Escapism

[mickeydoodah · 10/10 · 18 August 2002]

Most films take us to a fictional place. This one takes us to a real place - but so different to what we know, that it might as well be fictional.

Julia Roberts's love of, and enthusiasm for, the Horsemen of Mongolia and their lifestyle comes across very well. They are a fantastic people, and we in the west could learn a lot from them.

The only negative side is: having seen this documentary, it makes me realise how shallow many Hollywood movies are. I'll watch Pretty Woman and Notting Hill again, of course, but for now, "In the Wild: Horsemen of Mongolia" is my favourite Julia Roberts film.

Bad, extraordinary bad.

[MousseCue · 1/10 · 12 October 2003]

This was so Hollywood. Julia Roberts goes to Mongolia... What can I say, please Julia, stick to your role as a shallow actress, you play that role good. However, that role doesn't quite fit in this so-called documentary about Mongolia. Julia goes something like: "There are no fences here, the horses stay because of respect..." Well, in my opinion, the horses stay because they are in need of food, which they get from the horsemen, the law of nature or something. Anyway, I kind of liked her acting in Pretty Woman, just to say something nice.