Awful, awful movie


Gosh am I the only one that thought this movie was just awful?

The acting was terrible, the story was one we've heard 100 times b4, everything about this movie was just terrible.

I've enjoyed Dakota Fanning in other movies but she just seems downright BORED in this movie. Her delivery of her lines is beyond terrible. It was like she was just reading from a cue card, her facial expression or tone of voice NEVER changed. I was actually surpised on how incredibly bad she was in this movie.

There is absolutely nothing original or exciting about the screenplay, its a story we all know by heart. I found myself laughing at the parts where I guess we are meant to cry because it just tried so hard to be touching, but instead it was just so predictable and dull. Move on Hollywood we've seen this story before, there is no need to keep making it over and over. And Dakota, I think its time to invest some of your $$ into acting lessons.

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Are you through?

Dakota, altough I do find her annoying, is a fantastic actress for her age and emotes beautifully to the camara. And not just in this movie, either.

Do I sense a twinge or jealousy here about this talented young 12 year old?

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When I saw the original poster spell a word using "b4", I had a good idea of the value of his/her opinion.

Yes, you may be the only one who thought this movie was terrible.

For your information, most movies that you see are variations on plot lines that have been reused since the dawn of literature.

This movie was very well acted. I thought the confrontation scenes between David Morse and Kurt Russel were particularly strong. There is a place for sentimental movies. Just because you don't like them doesn't mean that millions of other people don't.

No one is forcing you to watch them. If you know you don't like them and watch them anyway, it speaks poorly of the quality of your decision making, and not the quality of the movie.

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You know what i'm sick and tired of? Some self righteous moron judging a person for using "web" abbreviations like b4. ff1 you truly are a scholarly God among ants. I agree with the original poster, this movie was indeed pretty terrible. This is not real life... turning down a 100,000 offer when you are broke is not feasible. Dakotas performance made me puke, and this movie was made based on 200 cliches from underdog stories tied together. The reason these movies can be made time and time again is because you have some sap who will swallow any sentimental tripe to fill the void in their meaningless uneventful lives... I would have also liked to have seen elizabeth shue's cans...

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Those aren't "web" abbreviations, they are internet chatroom abbreviations. And no one should use them outside a chatroom, particularily if it is your goal to communicate effectively in this type of forum, you know, with the adults. Otherwise, you really are just an ant. Lots of people liked this movie. You didn't. Why did you watch then? I'd never waste my time on a movie I thought was as terrible as you think this one is. It's a movie made for children. So you've seen a million like it before, that doesn't mean that it isn't fresh and interesting to other children.

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To be honest, nobody should be using internet abbreviations PERIOD!

They're contributing to the laziness in society and I for one am sick of people who do the following in text messages:

L8r instead of later.
B/C instead of because.
b4 instead of before.
h8 instead of hate.
143 u 2 instead of I love you too (yes my ex did this to me MANY times out of laziness)

I could do down the list but you get the idea. If you're too lazy to type things out fully in text, then either call the person or DON'T SAY IT!!!

*Bleep* laziness in this *bleep*ing country.

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No, he is NOT the only one who thought this movie was terrible. They took a good true story and cheesied it all over till you couldn't recognize it. This is not just suspension of disbelief, it is complete obliteration of disbelief. Had they stuck with the original true story, it would have made for a much better and plausible drama. When will Hollywood realize that sometimes real life has more drama than their pathetic scripts?


p.d. "a scholarly God among ants", that had me laughing for a good while xD

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Many, many children have not seen this story before. Maybe you were just a little too old at heart to enjoy it. Rags-to-riches stories and underdog stories are appreciated by people who maybe need a little boost here and there, and take pleasure in seeing someone else succeed where it seems hopeless.

No, it's not real life; it's "reel life."

Janie, The Lost Bunnies' Friend

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This movie was literally a chore for me to watch. It was forced on me by a relative. To be fair, I don't think it was offensively bad (the story was cohesive, and the characters' motivations were clear)... but it was offensively cliche. I just knew when I saw the cover of this movie that it was going to be yet another "race horse recovering from an injury and trying to make a miracle comeback" story. Maybe BunnyWoman's right though. Some kids out there might appreciate it. I, however, do not need to see yet another Seabiscuit.

This is completely off the subject, but did anyone else think that Elizabeth Shue was too glamorous for this part? It's just a little pet peeve of mine when movies about rural life or small towns have Hollywood Barbie dolls in them.

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I guess Elizabeth Shue could have been less "gussied up," but if we get analytical about it, (and, why not? I have nothing to do today) I didn't really think she was too glamorous as a fairly young wife who doesn't work on the farm, she works at the diner. Maybe she just wanted to look nice for the customers? Bigger tips?

Also, I think sometimes the outsides of characters match the insides. She was the type of character that tried not to get sucked down by the situation and do the best she could. So, she had a little more "fight" in her. Which was reflected in her appearance.

Kurt, on the other hand, looked haggared and worn out, which is what a person looks like when they feel defeated.

But, I understand what you're saying. A good example of what you are talking about was Dianne Wiest in "The Horse Whisperer." Now SHE looked like a rancher's wife. No make-up, kinda chunky, very down-to-earth looking.

You have a nice day!

Janie, The Lost Bunnies' Friend

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I watched this movie again myself last night. Elizabeth Shue DID look kinda out of place and didn't really add much. I thought everyone else did a fine job. Predictable ending? Sure, but so what! A nice movie for everyone.

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"You know what i'm sick and tired of? Some self righteous moron judging a person for using "web" abbreviations like b4."

Learn the difference between judgement and observation. ROFL

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<And Dakota, I think its time to invest some of your $$ into acting lessons.>

Uh, okay:)

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You can complain all you want about anything in the film, because it's all at the mercy of your opinion, but one thing you can't genuinely complain about is Dakota Fanning. Honestly her performance in this film alone is better than 1/4 of all the performances I've seen in my life, and most of them being adults. I found her acting superb in this film.


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She acted like an adult and did hardly behave like a child.
I didnt like it at all. It was artificial.
The story was a convenient cliche of a genre cliche too.

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