Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story Critic Reviews

A well-made use of familiar materials.Read the full review

The low-key charm of its setting underscores the easygoing performances of a relaxed, well-matched cast. Kristofferson doesn't oversell the grizzled grandpa routine or talk down to the little girl.Read the full review

Here's a case of clichés transmuted, for the most part, into stirring entertainment.Read the full review

Just rent the kid ''National Velvet" when you get home. That movie's proof you don't need a true story to be inspired.Read the full review

Fanning and Russell make this watchable family entertainment, if not necessarily at today's prices.Read the full review

Modestly engaging but mostly unexceptional.Read the full review

Follows a formula, but the formula, when applied with skill and intelligence, as it is here, is pretty much foolproof.Read the full review

Recycles just about every sentimental ploy and cliche from a raft of horse racing movies.Read the full review

There are no surprises in Dreamer--except that for all its visible and unselfconscious schmaltz, it's actually pretty enjoyable.Read the full review