For the most part I enjoyed Secretariat. I thought it dragged a bit in the first third of the movie, but the acting is excellent, particularly John Malkovitch. The horse racing scenes are exciting and even though the film suffers slightly from a lack of drama (as any film that chronicles well known, relatively recent events will), the film does a great job making its characters real and leaves the audience happy that they succeeded. This film is fine for kids, there is some very mild language, no violence, and good lessons about perseverance and staying strong with the ideals you believe in.