Dreamer DVD [2006]

Dreamer DVD [2006] Description

The title is a mouthful, but Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story hits the winners 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 Bens 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 thats 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 Bens wife (Elisabeth Shue) and father (Kris Kristofferson). The cast is excellent, especially Fanning, 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 wont surprise anyone, but young girls who love horses often dont need a surprise ending. They need a reason to cheer, and Dreamer delivers all the way.