
An examination of the life of acclaimed 'horse whisperer' Buck Brannaman, who recovered from years of child abuse to become a well-known expert in the interactions between horses and people.... (Full plot summary below)
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An examination of the life of acclaimed 'horse whisperer' Buck Brannaman, who recovered from years of child abuse to become a well-known expert in the interactions between horses and people.
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| Shared DarknessBrent SimonA deeply humanistic film -- rendered with grace, compassion and an unfussy aptitude -- that makes a persuasive and heartrending case for the boundless capability of human healing. |
| MediaMikesMichael A. SmithBeautifully photographed..."Buck" shows life at its most simple level. |
| The MercuryTim MartainImagine the Dude from The Big Lebowski if he had been raised on a dude ranch. |
| Common Sense MediaTracy MoorePowerful profile on horse whisperer has mature themes. |
| Thompson on HollywoodAnne ThompsonThe guy's a star: the magic charisma that works on horses, no matter how disturbed, shines out of him in person, too. |
| Village VoiceMark HolcombMeehl finds the real story in Brannaman's fractured past as a child celebrity trick-roper who, along with his older brother, Smokie, was systematically abused by his alcoholic father. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris Hewitt (St. Paul)Unfortunately, "Buck" follows too closely its hero's example: It is laconic to the point of sleepiness. |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeIt is perhaps a measure of the success of a documentary to be able to interest you in a subject that you'd not normally gravitate toward. |
| Times-PicayuneMike ScottSeeing Brannaman work in the warm, sun-dappled documentary Buck makes it clear why he was such a perfect fit for Redford's film: Few people can handle horses the way Brannaman does. |
| Arkansas Democrat-GazettePhilip Martin...you don't have to completely buy into the language and methods of the horse trainer Buck Brannaman to approve of him. |