A great family film.
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10/24/05
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Dreamer (2005)
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Reviews Counted:28
Fresh:17
Rotten:11
Average Rating:6.1/10
Consensus: Though formulaic, this horse story's saving grace is its strong performances.
Theatrical Release:Oct 21, 2005 Wide
Box Office: $32,701,088
Synopsis: Kurt Russell ("Miracle"), Dakota Fanning ("Man on Fire") and Kris Kristofferson ("Blade I & II") star in a drama about a father who, for the love of his daughter, sacrifices almost everything to... [More]
Starring: Dakota Fanning, Kurt Russell, Kris Kristofferson, Elisabeth Shue
Director: John Gatins
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Reviews for Dreamer
Top CriticFor family audiences seeking easy assurance, moral certitude and, of course, moving scenes of a gorgeous, galloping horse.
10/21/05
Top CriticAs a sports drama -- a genre that's gotten entirely too much play lately -- Dreamer is singularly unexciting.
10/21/05
Top CriticIt's to Fanning's and Russell's credit, and the filmmakers', that the formula never gets the better of the film.
10/21/05
Top CriticThere's nothing particularly inspired about the film.
10/21/05
Top CriticIt makes a solid case that a wounded horse can heal a wounded family.
10/21/05
Top CriticFanning and Russell are a perfect, sweet-and-sour pair. And, of course, the horse is absolutely beautiful -- which, in the end, is what this all comes down to, anyway.
10/21/05
Top CriticGatins is so worshipful of a child's starry-eyed aspirations that he forgets to ground them in narrative honesty.
10/21/05
Top CriticTreads a well-worn path that will likely feel familiar even to the newest crop of horse-crazy girls.
10/21/05
Top CriticAbsolutely solid family entertainment, Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story is corn-fed, wholesome and thoroughly satisfying.
10/21/05
Top CriticMost of what it lacks in originality, it compensates for in spirit, and its success is dependent on the commitment of the actors and the sense of family they evoke.
10/21/05
Top CriticIt canters. It gallops. It clears fences of familiarity with grace. It stands two hands above most flicks bred for families, stirring pleasure at its fine-muscled gait.
10/21/05
Top CriticAny girl (and a lot of boys) in the target age group are going to make Dreamer one of their favorite films.
10/21/05
Top CriticCloser to Seabiscuit than to Racing Stripes. For that, you can thank the entire cast of able underplayers, most notably Dakota Fanning.
10/21/05
Top CriticFanning and Russell make this watchable family entertainment, if not necessarily at today's prices.
10/20/05
Top CriticYes, Dreamer follows a formula, but the formula, when applied with skill and intelligence, as it is here, is pretty much foolproof.
10/20/05
Top CriticI have seen enough movies to know that 'wholesome' does not have to equate to 'unoriginal.' Yet there's not an inventive moment in the entire film.
10/20/05
Top CriticThe low-key charm of its setting underscores the easygoing performances of a relaxed, well-matched cast.
10/20/05
Top CriticSome movies about horses take us for exhilarating rides, but Dreamer circles a well-worn trail again and again and doesn't know when to head for the barn.
10/20/05
Top CriticIt shows what can be done with overworked and potentially sentimental livestock fodder when everything about the production is first-rate.
10/20/05
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