Dreamer

USA 2005, 106 minutes
Dir. John Gatins
Rating: [PG]
Genres: Family, Drama

Feat. Dakota Fanning, Kurt Russell, Kris Kristofferson, David Morse, Elisabeth Shue

Aroview: Good, old-fashioned family fare in which Russell plays an ace horse trainer who rescues an injured filly on behalf of his young daughter (Fanning) and tries to raise it back to health, in spite of the efforts of a mean-spirited horseflesh mogul (Morse).

Based on the true story of early-1990s thoroughbred 'Mariah's Storm', this loose dramatisation comes awash with 'racing horse' movie cliches, but of the most effective and uplifting kind.