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Connie Ogle, Miami Herald: Whatever its flaws, Dreamer is sure-footed, sure-fire family entertainment. Read more
Jessica Reaves, Chicago Tribune: It's precisely what we expect -- no more, no less -- and in that capacity, it is supremely successful. Read more
Tom Keogh, Seattle Times: Lovely family film, which has a way of resonating in one's imagination for days. Read more
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: A great family film. Read more
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Though generally a formulaic girl-and-her-horse movie, the picture stands out from others of its ilk thanks to a remarkable performance by Dakota Fanning. Read more
Bill Muller, Arizona Republic: Some movies about horses take us for exhilarating rides, but Dreamer circles a well-worn trail again and again and doesn't know when to head for the barn. Read more
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: Closer to Seabiscuit than to Racing Stripes. For that, you can thank the entire cast of able underplayers, most notably Dakota Fanning. Read more
Carina Chocano, Los Angeles Times: The low-key charm of its setting underscores the easygoing performances of a relaxed, well-matched cast. Read more
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle: Gatins is so worshipful of a child's starry-eyed aspirations that he forgets to ground them in narrative honesty. Read more
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post: It canters. It gallops. It clears fences of familiarity with grace. It stands two hands above most flicks bred for families, stirring pleasure at its fine-muscled gait. Read more
Gregory Kirschling, Entertainment Weekly: The forced family dynamics just drag the movie down. Read more
Nancy Churnin, Dallas Morning News: The predictability of Dreamer makes it more likely to please those predisposed to the story line than to win any new fans to the equine romance genre. Read more
Scott Foundas, L.A. Weekly: A case study in how an unrepentant formula picture can be made to seem like it has nothing to be sorry about. Read more
John Anderson, Newsday: It shows what can be done with overworked and potentially sentimental livestock fodder when everything about the production is first-rate. Read more
Lisa Rose, Newark Star-Ledger: There's nothing particularly inspired about the film. Read more
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: Fanning and Russell are a perfect, sweet-and-sour pair. And, of course, the horse is absolutely beautiful -- which, in the end, is what this all comes down to, anyway. Read more
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: Too obvious, too trite and too sentimental to ever be more than Seabiscuit for tweens. Read more
James Berardinelli, ReelViews: I have seen enough movies to know that 'wholesome' does not have to equate to 'unoriginal.' Yet there's not an inventive moment in the entire film. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Any girl (and a lot of boys) in the target age group are going to make Dreamer one of their favorite films. Read more
Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle: As a sports drama -- a genre that's gotten entirely too much play lately -- Dreamer is singularly unexciting. Read more
Jennie Punter, Globe and Mail: Treads a well-worn path that will likely feel familiar even to the newest crop of horse-crazy girls. Read more
Peter Howell, Toronto Star: Still manages to rouse spirits, in spite of everything. Read more
Mike Clark, USA Today: Fanning and Russell make this watchable family entertainment, if not necessarily at today's prices. Read more
Ben Kenigsberg, Village Voice: Viewers will be encouraged to sleep, to dream of better movies. Read more
Desson Thomson, Washington Post: For family audiences seeking easy assurance, moral certitude and, of course, moving scenes of a gorgeous, galloping horse. Read more