What's missing is spontaneity, soulfulness or any hint of mischief.
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The Horse Whisperer (1998)
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Reviews Counted:51
Fresh:36
Rotten:15
Average Rating:6.9/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 48 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: A terrible horseback riding accident has left 14-year-old Grace MacLean (Scarlett Johansson) emotionally and physically scarred for life, and has left her prized horse, Pilgrim, permanently... [More]
Starring: Robert Redford, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sam Neill, Scarlett Johansson
Director: Robert Redford
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Reviews for The Horse Whisperer
A lovely piece of filmmaking.
05/14/03
The long lead-in eventually comes to a powerful emotional payoff, particularly for anyone who has experienced a bond with an animal.
01/01/00
...transporting and therapeutic...
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A film as rich in its visual presentation as it is in its emotional resonance.
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Top CriticRedford is attentive to small details that highly personalize his films.
01/01/00
Evans' original story, as well as Redford's pro-Earth campaign, are lost in unending travelogue-like vistas of distant horizons, majestic mountain peaks and dazzling sunsets.
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The Horse Whisperer moves slowly and is patently manipulative, but it gets to you nonetheless. A colleague referred to the movie as the ultimate chick flick; no argument here.
01/01/00
Tutors us in the art of slowing down, being present, and quieting the heart.
03/02/02
That rare kind of movie: it looks good, it feels good, and by golly it does you good.
01/01/00
I found it to be a compelling, adult film that transports you into another world.
04/09/05
For such a long meal it certainly isn't very filling.
01/10/03
There won't be a damp eye in the house.
01/01/00
...there is a magnificence in his treatment here that dignifies what is essentially a soap opera.
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Top CriticThe Horse Whisperer is deeply respectful of its subject matter.
01/01/00
Admirers of Redford's previous (and best) directorial outing, Quiz Show, won't find any of that film's subtlety or smarts here.
01/01/00
What works in The Horse Whisperer works VERY well.
01/01/00
It even manages to avoid some of the movie clichés you'd expect to see in a film like this, and, surprisingly, subvert some others.
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In a film as benign and forgiving as The Horse Whisperer, it's only fair to forgive Redford for showing a little bit of vanity. He deserves it.
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You come away from the movie with a more visceral understanding of why Kevin Bacon and Peter Fonda spend most of their time on their Montana ranches and why Redford would choose to live in Utah.
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