'Dreamer' isn't so special, but it's star is
by Eleanor Ringel Gillespie

A Kentucky horse farm in autumn is always a splendid way to start a movie, and so it is with "Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story." Though generally a formulaic girl-and-her-horse movie, the picture stands out from others of its ilk thanks to a remarkable performance by Dakota Fanning. Read the full review

TO SUM UP
Sonya was a great horse whose racing future was cut short by a broken leg. Given to trainer Ben Crane as severance pay, it will take the unwavering faith and determination of Ben's young daughter, Cale, to bring trainer and horse together to attain a seemingly impossible goal: winning the Breeders' Cup Classic.

FILM FACTS ...
DreamWorks SKG
'Dreamer'

Director: John Gatins
Starring: Kurt Russell, Dakota Fanning, Kris Kristofferson, Elisabeth Shue, Freddy Rodriguez
Run time: 98 minutes
Release date: Oct. 21, 2005
Rating: PG for brief mild language.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: B-
"Dreamer has an innocence, a golly-gee forthrightness. At times, too much so... But that's where Fanning comes in."

The Palm Beach Post: C
"... saved by Fanning, whose ability to cry on cue and act naturally is sorely tested by this material, but emerges triumphant nevertheless."

The Palm Beach Post "Flick Chick"
"Even with the schmaltz and heavy-handedness, there are worse things than seeing families who love each other and pretty horses."


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