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Summary: The best film I ever, EVER seen
Review: I am a 15 years old boy from Sweden and the most films I see is Action and Thrillers but one day my sister saw her new film "Mannen som kunde tala med hästar" (on Swedish). And I look on it and it was the most beautiful film I ever seen. The musik and the nature in Montana is so good. I have seen the film almost 10 times and gonna see it more times, but one day in my life I gonna se Montana and go there. This film is good and dont say it was bad becose it`s not. Dont waiss this film.
Very good job MR.Booker (Robert Redford). It is the best film you ever done.
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Summary: Once again going against the crowd
Review: Reviewer: mags from Concord, CA United States
This movie was HORRIBLE. I had seen the previews and thought it would be great. Although beautifully filmed, visually pleasing and a bit romantic, this movie stank. Afterwards, for reasons I cannot fathom, I read the book. The book was absolutely brilliant. For some strange reason, the people who collaborated to make this movie saw fit to massacre the book by completely changing the message and skipping important events and adding things that never happened in the book that certainly didn't add to the movie. The book was beautiful and poignant and had a better ending.
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Summary: Great Acting, Sensational Scenery and a Worthy story
Review: Almost from the first scene there is enormous tension in this movie. The smashed innocence of youth, the imperious maneuvering of an overbearing mother/executive - executive/mother, and the seemingly willing doormat of a husband are all played against the shadow of a horribly injured horse, which for a time are the only wounds the players really acknowledge. It's easy to get involved in the plight of Pilgrim, the horse, but as the story progresses, it becomes clear that the horse's injuries are small potatoes compared to the injuries shouldered and nurtured by Scott Thomas (the mother) and her daughter - as well as Redford (the Whisperer), although I didn't piece that together until I'd watched it a second time.Redford and Scott Thomas are at the top of their game (I'm not much of a Redford fan and I'm only beginning to appreciate what a gem Scott Thomas is), and although Horse Whisperer subtly leads the viewer astray for a time, deliberately focusing on the injuries to the horse and the daughter, about 45min in to the movie you can sense real intrigue developing between Redford and Scott Thomas. Redford plays the strong, semi-silent Marlboro man (masking his own injuries behind a thick veneer of quiet competence), and Scott Thomas transports her restless world of conference-calls, cell phones, fax machines and overworked anxiety to the Big Sky meadows of Montana. It takes days, weeks, for her to recognize the incongruity; however, eventually the recognizes the quiet value hidden in ranch life, and when she does, Scott Thomas sheds her urban values in a rush - for a time. I've enjoyed this movie several times - one of the few times I agree with the professional critics. Super! A must watch. Not really a "feel good" movie, but Horse Whisperer is a thoughtful "reality check" that leaves the viewer (or at least me), playing all sorts of woulda, coulda, shoulda mind games.
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Summary: mesmirizing
Review: The interaction between the horse and the horse whisperer is chilling, gives goose bumps, tender and touches the soul and other senses. The human story gets out of proportion and somewhat offbeat, however all's well that ends well with that situation. All and all this is a film that I could watch at least once a year.
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Summary: Perfect film making
Review: Such a shameful Oscar snub. This really is a perfect film. Robert Redford stars in and directs himself so well. Kristin Scott Thomas is great, not a film role I'm used to seeing her in and she was wonderful. The romance that unfolds between those two is magical. And I think it's funny that in The Hunt For Red October, Sam Neil said he would always liked to have seen Montana, and in this film and Jurassic Park, he does. Just a funny little side note. But seriously, the cinematography and score are pure cinema excellence.
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Summary: Rugged Romance
Review: I found this movie to be quite satifying. The cinematography and scenery was breaktaking. The storyline was fine, a bit drawn out with saddness at the beginning but the hope picked up as the viewer was able to see how hope was renewed in both animals and humans working together. The romantic connections between Redford and the mother of the child was heartwarming yet alarming as she was already married, but do not miss this classic western romance...
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Summary: BLAH!!
Review: The only good thing about this movie was the horses. Let me tell you, previews are deceiving. This stinking movie focused mainly on the people in it, therefore it is not what I consider a TRUE HORSE MOVIE! Horses are in it and lead up to events, that is about all!! I was sooo sick of seeing stinkin' Robert Redford in this movie dote over this dumb woman and her whiny brat kid I was about to scream! On the other hand, Monty Roberts' training with Pilgrim, the chestnut horse who stars in the movie, is excellent. Docs Keepin Time, the black horse also shown in the beginning, is the same horse actor who starred in BLACK BEAUTY in 1994 (this information for all the REAL horse fans out there!)
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Summary: unwind in the Montana mountains
Review: This is a unique movie from the millions of others out there. The plot starts with Grace(Scarlett Johansson) and her best friend meeting to go horse back riding and with Grace's mom Annie (Kristin Scott Thomas) working hard in her magazine office. When the girls are riding a tramatic and tragic accident happens causing the death of Grace's best friend and severe injuries to both Grace and her horse Pilgrim. Grace's right leg is severely hurt so they must amputate it. With her daughter becoming more distant from the family and Pilgrim becoming more afraid of humans, Annie is desperate to find relief or an answer somewhere. She reads an article about a horse whisperer named Tom Booker (Robert Redford) who heals horses. Anxious to give it a try, Annie, Grace, and Pilgrim travel from their home in New York to a cattle ranch in Montana and begin Pilgrim's healing process while Grace's father stays behind. What no one expected was the love situation that would come about when Tom and Annie met. Combined with a teriffic plot and the beautiful Montana scenery, this is definitely a movie not to be missed.
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Summary: A love for horses and a love for the country
Review: The movie received mixed reviews during its theatrical run so I did not bother to see it. When I finally saw it on DVD, I have to say that this movie is very un-Hollywood. Mr. Redford as a filmmaker and a conservationist, made an ode to his beloved Montana sky and the ranch horses that rule the land. Regardless you love horses or the country scenery or not (me being a big city kind of girl), you will feel the love and care Mr. Redford lavished on his favorite subjects. The horse Pilgrim, after his devastating accident, is heartbreakingly portrayed. There's nothing fun about seeing an emotionally and physically wounded animal struggling to adjust and to deal. I've never been big on horses but it breaks my heart to see it on film. Same can be said about the character Grace, the way she had to deal with being a teenager and an amputee at the same time. It's a lot for either of them to handle. The emotional roughness portrayed by them in a parallel way was very hard to take while watching it. As for the ending, if you really listened to Sam Neil's speech to Miss Scott Thomas (his wife in the movie), you'd realize why she makes the decision she made. It's not an easy task for a middle-aged woman to decide on choosing the passion of the moment or choosing the long-standing support of a devoted husband. This movie and its pace are for audience who appreciate details, subtle emotions, natural settings, simplicities, and animals. If Pearle Harbor and Con Air were your kind of movies (not that there's anything wrong with them), you may not want to sit through this one. :)
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Summary: Very nice.
Review: Overall, this is a lovely, heartwarming movie. The Montana scenery is beautiful, though overly used. The movie is nearly 2 and a half hours long -- it could have been cut to under two hours had they not spent so much time with the sweeping scenic shots. Robert Redford is perfectly cast as Tom Booker, The Horse Whisperer... though he seems to be "going through the motions" and not giving too much depth to his character. That seems to be the problem with all the characters... not enough depth to them. The story is well done, though clumsy at points. The story is that of a girl who has an accident with her horse, causing the horse to become unstable and causing her to lose her leg. So, the mother (Kristin Scott Thomas) takes her and the horse to see The Horse Whisperer. The character of the mother is by far the most prominent character -- though I think the film should have focused more on the girl and the horse. The problem is that the really worthwhile scenes with the girl and the horse seem to be overshadowed by the mother and her own problems. Most of the movie is spent focused on the mother. Generally speaking, there just isn't enough meat to this film -- not enough depth to the characters. I won't deny that it is very nice and worth seeing -- I gave it four stars because it is basically good. But, it's not the sort of movie that will stick with you for very long.
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