Perhaps the children will enjoy this, but I was just choked by the corniness...
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09/11/07
Flicka (2006)
54 %
Reviews Counted: 74 Fresh: 40 Rotten:34 Average Rating: 5.7/10
Consensus:
The rebellious protagonist will rally girls and children, but adults may find Flicka saddled with thin characters, over-the-top dialogue, and a plot that wanders into the countryside and never comes back.
Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins
Synopsis: In FLICKA, a contemporary motion picture adaptation of Mary O'Hara's beloved novel My Friend Flicka, 16-year-old Katy McLaughlin (Alison Lohman) dreams of fulfilling her family legacy by working on her father's ranch in modern-day Wyoming. But Katy's father (Tim McGraw) wants more for... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Alison Lohman, Maria Bello, Dallas Roberts, Tim McGraw, Ryan Kwanten
Reviews
If it's going to be a paint-by-numbers plot then there should be an emotional core to hang it on.
04/19/07
With Flicka, young ladies who weren't in the market for Brokeback Mountain get their own chance to drool over the wide open spaces and awe-inspiring mountains of Wyoming, if they can avert their gaze from the gorgeous horses, that is.
12/18/06
An engrossing and beautifully acted remake that salutes horses, freedom, and familial love in ways that stir the heart.
11/05/06
It's about wild horses representing a special sort of speed, force, and freedom, beyond Wild West shows and shootouts and men with no names.
10/30/06
Ultimately, the entire endeavor seems like an effort to cash in on a predictably bankable tale.
10/30/06
If you seek high-quality family entertainment, you have a friend in "Flicka."
10/29/06
Maria Bello's skill and onscreen presence speak volumes about the mother's thoughts and feelings, even when the script leaves her high and dry.
10/28/06
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10/28/06
This is a genuinely nice movie that wears its old-fashioned values proudly, and I had a good time watching it. Flicka is for the teenage girl in all of us.
10/27/06
will surely appeal to young girls, and even the occasional grown male film critic.
10/26/06
There simply aren't enough scenes illustrating the burgeoning bond between Katy and Flicka.
10/25/06
It’s got lovely vistas, and earnest performances, and Allison Lohman... is very believable.
10/25/06
Formulaic but family-friendly revision and updating of the familiar coming-of-age drama.
10/25/06
It takes a pristine gift for mediocrity to ruin Mary O’Hara’s muscular children’s novel about a wild boy and his wild horse, but director Michael Mayer has brought off the massacre with aplomb.
10/24/06
Lohman tries her darnedest to put some spirit in this rustic Flicka flick, but she's burned by the buckboard-wooden dialogue and by McGraw, who better keep the reins on his day job.
10/23/06
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