Free Willy movie review & film summary (1993)
"Free Willy" tells the story of a boy and his whale, and if that sounds like an unwieldy adaptation of the sturdy old formula about a boy and his dog, it is. Whales are not as charismatic as dogs, not as easily trained, and cannot be hugged. Yet "Free Willy" works its way around the physical reality of its animal lead, and somehow becomes one of the summer's best family pictures. The movie stars Jason James Richter as Jesse, a 12-year-old who is going through a stormy period in his life. He has just moved into a foster home, and although his new parents (Michael Madsen and Jayne Atkinson) are...
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