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Opal Dream (2006)

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Reviews Counted:32

Fresh:22

Rotten:10

Average Rating:6.2/10

Consensus: Earnest performances and Peter Cattaneo's sympathetic direction gives heart to the simple, timeworn script.

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 86 mins

Genre: Childrens

Theatrical Release:Nov 22, 2006 Limited

Synopsis: A movie for children and grown-ups of all ages, OPAL DREAM tells the touching story of a young girl, Kellyanne Williamson, whose unshakable faith in her two imaginary friends resonates through her... A movie for children and grown-ups of all ages, OPAL DREAM tells the touching story of a young girl, Kellyanne Williamson, whose unshakable faith in her two imaginary friends resonates through her small hometown in the Australian Outback. She lives with her family in a town that is well-known for its reserves of precious stones. Kellyanne is an average little girl, but there's something odd about her friends, Pobby and Dingan, because apart from Kellyanne herself, nobody can see them. For the most part, Kellyanne's fantasy grates on her big brother's nerves. However, their father insists on indulging his daughter – he even takes these two extra 'members of the family' down into the opal mine. One day he unwittingly – or perhaps deliberately – 'leaves' them in the mine and Pobby and Dingan go missing. Kellyanne wastes away with grief, and her brother enlists the town to search for the girl's lost friends. As her brother takes it upon himself to rally the Williamson family and the community around his sister and her missing friends, everyone discovers what Kellyanne has long known; that you don't necessarily have to see in order to believe. An Official Selection at the Berlin International Film Festival, 2006. -- © Strand Releasing [More]

Starring: Sapphire Boyce, Jacqueline McKenzie, Vince Colosimo, Peter Callan

Starring: Sapphire Boyce, Jacqueline McKenzie, Vince Colosimo, Peter Callan, Eliza Lovell, Andy McPhee, Adam Morgan, Rusty Potter, Denise Roberts

Director: Peter Cattaneo

Director: Peter Cattaneo
Composer: Dario Marianelli
Studio: Strand Releasing

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The filmmaking is flat, straight, and thoroughly lacking in poetry, and the script tells instead of showing.

Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
11/27/06
Noel Murray
Noel Murray
AV Club

The film squeezes out its feel-good messages like toothpaste from a tube.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
02/02/07
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe
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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
04/23/09
Peter Keough
Peter Keough
Boston Phoenix

While Opal Dream draws liberally on timeworn dramatic staples, it’s the earnestness with which cast and crew believe in the material that keeps its dusty heart beating strong.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
12/30/06
Boxoffice Magazine

With its lessons of faith, family loyalty and the power of the imagination, this is one of the rare non-animated films parents can take their children to see.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
01/19/07
Teresa Budasi
Teresa Budasi
Chicago Sun-Times

Sophisticated cine philes aren't likely to go ga-ga over this one, but Opal Dream is a worthwhile family film, graced with an ambivalent, bittersweet ending and just the right touch of cinematic poetry turning on the gemstone in its title.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
01/18/07
Sid Smith
Sid Smith
Chicago Tribune

A slightly forced, but ultimately winning children's story.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
12/07/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

What opens as a delightful kid-friendly drama closes as a stumbly, manipulative yawner.

Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com | comment Comment
04/20/07
David Cornelius
David Cornelius
DVDTalk.com

A family-oriented film that doesn’t merely play lip-service to the power of imagination -- it actually demonstrates some of its own.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
01/22/07
Peter Sobczynski
Peter Sobczynski
eFilmCritic.com

Opal Dream is saved by the charming and believable performances of the leading players.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
12/01/06
Eric Monder
Eric Monder
Film Journal International

A rather sweet tale about each family member struggling to accept the others on their own terms...provides the sort of heartening, Capraesque movie moment of which we'd all like to believe our lives are capable.

Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | comment Comment
12/08/06
Peter Canavese
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

This is another tale about dreamers, transplanted to the Australian opal-mining hub of Coober Pedy, where the frenzied quest for the rainbow-colored gemstones creates a modern-day gold rush atmosphere.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
11/07/06
Megan Lehmann
Megan Lehmann
Hollywood Reporter

Slight and sweet unto shameless saccharine.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
11/24/06
Ella Taylor
Ella Taylor
L.A. Weekly

Stories about a sickly girl, her imaginary friends and her indulgent daddy's courtroom saga are probably best left on the page. Witness the queasy, up-with-people tear-jerker Opal Dream.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | comment Comment
11/22/06
Glenn Whipp
Glenn Whipp
Los Angeles Daily News

Opal Dream is an exceptional family film, arriving just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
11/21/06
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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Shouldn't act as if parents appeasing their messed-up child is as moving as people actually giving in to the power of belief.

Full Review Source: Metromix.com | comment Comment
01/18/07
Matt Pais
Matt Pais
Metromix.com

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04/07/07
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

Catteneo directs the film with a relatively light touch and he manages to avoid too much schmaltz.

Full Review Source: Murphy's Movie Reviews | comment Comment
01/11/07
Ted Murphy
Ted Murphy
Murphy's Movie Reviews

The finale will lift you up.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
11/22/06
Jack Mathews
Jack Mathews
New York Daily News
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You won't find male strippers in Opal Dream, by director Peter Cattaneo, who gave us the sleeper hit The Full Monty nearly a decade ago. This time, Cattaneo delivers a heartwarming family fable that parents and kids can enjoy.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
11/22/06
V.A. Musetto
V.A. Musetto
New York Post
 
 
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