
While traveling with his father, young Alec becomes fascinated by a mysterious Arabian stallion who is brought on board and stabled in the ship he is sailing on. When it tragically sinks both he and the horse survive only to be stranded on a desert island. He befriends it, so when finally rescued, both return to his home where they soon meet Henry Dailey, a once-successful trainer. Together they begin training the stallion to race against the fastest horses in the world.... (Full plot summary below)
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While traveling with his father, young Alec becomes fascinated by a mysterious Arabian stallion who is brought on board and stabled in the ship he is sailing on. When it tragically sinks both he and the horse survive only to be stranded on a desert island. He befriends it, so when finally rescued, both return to his home where they soon meet Henry Dailey, a once-successful trainer. Together they begin training the stallion to race against the fastest horses in the world.
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| Washington PostGary ArnoldThis touching and beautifully photographed, if slightly overlong, tale of a boy and his horse follows the escapades of young Alec Ramsey (Reno), who is traveling across the ocean with his father. |
| Boston GlobeMichael BlowenThe first hour of this movie belongs among the great filmgoing experiences. It is described as an epic, and earns the description. |
| Q Network Film DeskJames Kendrickwill naturally speak to children, but without excluding those adults who still remember what it was like to be a child and how to see the world through a child's eyes-as difficult an artistic feat as I can imagine |
| Common Sense MediaNell MinowBreathtakingly beautiful, truly magical movie. |
| Film Journal InternationalDaniel EaganFirst-rate adaptation of the well-loved children's classic |
| Chicago ReaderDave KehrThe film represents a studied, sophisticated approach to instinctual emotions: it's carefully, calculatingly naive, and amazingly it works. |
| NewsweekDavid AnsenThe film represents a studied, sophisticated approach to instinctual emotions: it's carefully, calculatingly naive, and amazingly it works. |
| MetroMatt PriggeIt does what the middle section of Terrence Malick's 'The Tree of Life' does too: It makes us kids again in the sense that everything we see feels rich, thrilling and most of all new. |
| The Tyee (British Columbia)Dorothy WoodendSpecial effects, explosions, or CGI: none of these come close to a horse in full flight for pure excitement. |
| Under the RadarAustin TrunickChildren of all ages can appreciate its simple, dialogue-light storytelling, while adults will relish it as ... a breathtaking piece of filmmaking. |