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MOVIE REVIEW by Richard Roeper
"DREAM HORSE" Three and a half stars Jan ........ Toni Collette Howard ..... Damian Lewis Brian ...... Owen Teale
Bleecker Street and Topic Studios present a film directed by Euros Lyn and written by Neil McKay. Rated PG (for language and thematic elements). Running time: 113 minutes. Opens Thursday in theaters.
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You won't see any breathtaking stretch runs in "Dream Horse," nor will you encounter any heartbreaking moments when a beautiful creature is injured on the track and might have to be put down. There are no colorful townsfolk, no sequences where everyone gathers around the telly to cheer for the local favorite in the big race, no quietly moving moments between a long-married couple who still love one another, no "Rocky"-like thrills of the underdog pulling off the inconceivable upset.
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Bleecker Street and Topic Studios present a film directed by Euros Lyn and written by Neil McKay. Rated PG (for language and thematic elements). Running time: 113 minutes. Opens Thursday at local theaters. I’m
kidding. Of course, we know from the get-go we’ll be getting all of the aforementioned comfort-viewing moments, and we know our hearts will be warmed by this fictionalized version of an amazing true-life tale of a Welsh bartender with zero experience in the Sport of Kings who breeds a racehorse named Dream Alliance that defies the odds and goes on to win the Welsh Grand National. This story was told in the 2015 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award-winning documentary “Dark Horse,” and now it’s the basis for one of the most entertaining and lovable films of 2021 — and one of the best horse racing movies since “Seabiscuit.”