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Two kindred misfit spirits form an emotional bond in the Wyoming mountain wilderness in this ravishingly photographed adaptation of Mary O'Hara's resilient coming-of-age novel, the inspiration as well for 1943's My Friend Flicka and its two sequels. Alison Lohman stars here as Katy, a headstrong young woman whose heart and head are in her family's ranch, if not in her studies. After turning in a blank final exam, she is danger of having to repeat a year at her financially draining boarding school. She gets a new lease on life when she befriends a wild mustang, whom she names Flicka (it means "beautiful girl"). Straight away, she butts heads with her father (Tim McGraw, following up his memorable performance in Friday Night Lights) over her determination to train Flicka. Dad is also torn between someday turning over the ranch to his son (who confides to Katy that he doesn't like ranching and is instead opting for college) and selling the precious land to developers, much to Katy's outrage. It is up to his peacekeeper wife (Maria Bello) to state the obvious: "When are you gonna look at your daughter and realize she's you?" Flicka trots out all the clichés, but it's hard not to get swept up in the breathtaking scenery and Katy and Flicka's redemptive friendship. The PG rating is for the mildest of profanity and an intense, stormy encounter with a mountain lion. But for kids who love horse movies and parents looking for old-fashioned family entertainment, Flicka will make your heart gallop. Donald Liebenson

All Movie Guide

A young woman pins her hopes and dreams on a maverick horse in this drama based on the classic novel by Mary O'Hara. Katy (Alison Lohman) is the teenage daughter of a horse rancher (Tim McGraw) who is grooming his son to take over the family business, while Katy is sent to an exclusive private school where she feels like a misfit. One day, while out riding, Katy finds a wild horse, a beautiful black mustang, and she feels an emotional connection with the animal. While her father is convinced having a mustang around his herd will be bad for both his thoroughbred ponies and the wild horse, Katy is certain she can break the strong-willed steed and make him a champion, and she even gives the horse a name -- Flicka. As Katy struggles to tame the headstrong Flicka, she also tries to prove to her father that she knows horses as well as he does, and that she's every bit as capable of running the ranch as her brother. Also starring Maria Bello and Ryan Kwantan, Flicka was previously adapted for the screen as My Friend Flicka in 1943. Mark Deming

Product Details

• UPC: 024543406655
• Source: 20TH CENTURY FOX
• Region Code: 1
• Presentation: Pan & Scan, Wide Screen
• Sound: Dolby AC-3 Surround Sound
• Language: Français
• Time: 1:35:00
• Sales Rank: 434

This DVD is also available as part of a box set:

• My Friend Flicka/Flicka

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