Dreamer - Inspired by a True Story (Full Screen Edition) - 1251

The title is a mouthful, but "Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story" hits the winner's circle as a warm and inspiring family film. Ben Crane (Kurt Russell) is a Kentucky horse trainer who watches in horror as a championship filly breaks its leg during a practice run. Ordinarily that means curtains, but today Ben's daughter, Cale (Dakota Fanning), is at the track, and Ben impulsively buys the horse and loses his job in one fell swoop. The rehabilitation process is almost too much for a farm that's already struggling to survive in a modern economy, but the horse turns out to be a much-needed salve to the nearly broken family, including Ben's wife (Elisabeth Shue) and father (Kris Kristofferson). The cast is excellent, especially Fanning (who at age 11 has become a major star and was branded by "Entertainment Weekly" as the most powerful actress in Hollywood), and the film is well-paced by director-writer John Gatins and beautifully shot by cinematographer Fred Murphy. Surely the ultimate fate of the horse and the family won't surprise anyone, but young girls who love horses often don't need a surprise ending. They need a reason to cheer, and "Dreamer" delivers all the way. (Ages 6 and older: moments of horse peril) "--David Horiuchi"
ASIN: B000E0OBN8
VSKU: 5ALWH00009M1_ns
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Kurt Russell|Dakota Fanning|Oded Fehr|Kris Kristofferson|Elisabeth Shue|David Morse|Freddy Rodrguez|Luis Guzmn|Ken Howard|Holmes Osborne|Antonio Albadran|John Moyer|John Gatins
Binding: Dvd