4/5

In short, Dreamer may be shot through with cliches but they're good ones and, more importantly, they work. This is feel-good family entertainment of the first order and if you loved Seabiscuit, you'll love this too.

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10/29/05

B

All the characters are familiar, the story is familiar, but it is well-constructed and the actors do a good job with the material.

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12/30/06

2.5/4

Dreamer is loaded with enough clichés and formulas to choke a horse. But truly, it works.

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09/22/06

4/5

It is a movie that will captivate children, yes, but it will also capture the hearts of the grown-ups, too.

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03/31/06

3/5

simply feels more professional than most family fare

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03/27/06

N/A

Screenwriting manuals have taught us that every film is (or should be) a Hero's Journey, but writer-director John Gatins takes that gospel so literally it's hard to know whether to admire his purity or marvel at his lack of imagination.

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03/04/06

A-

The charismatic Fanning proves she is the best child actress in decades.

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12/11/05

B

A quiet and poignant story.

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12/09/05

2.5/4

Sure, it's as goopy as Kris Kristofferson is grizzled, but families might find a genuinely warm experience in the simple story of a child following her heart %u2014 especially in the rare moments when we're not told how to feel.

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11/21/05

3/5

This is a slow track of wish-fullfillment fantasy and all who come through the turnstiles will wear a happy face.

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11/15/05

N/A

Painfully earnest and aggressively sappy, it requires an outrageous suspension of disbelief, and becomes even more far-fetched as it goes along.

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11/09/05

N/A

Dreamer is a good ride, a traditional girl-and-her-horse story guaranteed to cross the finish line of your heart.

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11/07/05

3.5/4

Ah. Here’s the family film we’ve been dreaming of all year long.

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11/02/05

2.5/4

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10/29/05

3/5

It manages to be a watchable, even enjoyable movie about and for girls, and in our world of candy-coated sparkly pink crap, that’s a rare and commendable thing.

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10/29/05

N/A

“Seabiscuit” it ain’t, but “Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story” is one of those harmless horse movies that will entertain the kids.

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