It's a film-maker's love letter to himself.
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06/24/06
The Horse Whisperer (1998)
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Reviews Counted:51
Fresh:36
Rotten:15
Average Rating:6.9/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 48 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: A terrible horseback riding accident has left 14-year-old Grace MacLean (Scarlett Johansson) emotionally and physically scarred for life, and has left her prized horse, Pilgrim, permanently... [More]
Starring: Robert Redford, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sam Neill, Scarlett Johansson
Director: Robert Redford
Reviews for The Horse Whisperer
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03/24/02
Top CriticEvans' original story, as well as Redford's pro-Earth campaign, are lost in unending travelogue-like vistas of distant horizons, majestic mountain peaks and dazzling sunsets.
01/01/00
The Horse Whisperer is a calculated heart-tugging machine, as soulless and efficient in its own way as Twister or Independence Day; instead of a 'thrill-ride,' it's a trip through the tunnel of love.
06/05/02
Yee haw! Turn off your brain before you watch it.
01/01/00
This has loads of craft and honor but never quite takes off.
11/08/07
That lack of identifiable passion is The Horse Whisperer's most vexing problem.
02/14/01
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01/01/00
No review available.
08/25/02
There won't be a damp eye in the house.
01/01/00
For such a long meal it certainly isn't very filling.
01/10/03
No review available.
07/30/02
Admirers of Redford's previous (and best) directorial outing, Quiz Show, won't find any of that film's subtlety or smarts here.
01/01/00
As good as Redford and Scott Thomas are at the outset, they can't convey the passion necessary to make the affair believable.
01/01/00
Redford seems to have fooled himself into thinking the story of The Horse Whisperer runs much deeper than it does.
01/01/00
What's missing is spontaneity, soulfulness or any hint of mischief.
01/01/00
Though a bit overlong at nearly three hours and with a curiously unsatisfying ending, The Horse Whisperer nonetheless taps into the spirit of the characters and their noble mounts.
01/01/00
Top Critic...beautiful-looking and emotionally absorbing...
01/01/00
Top CriticWe are not talking postmodern or even modern here, but the best kind of old-fashioned.
04/27/07
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