I've been binging on watching movies about my favorite sports (horse racing and curling; yes I know, interesting combination) this week while on Christmas break; I've seen Run for The Roses, Dan Patch, Ready to Run (this title of course), Gerri Curls and Men With Brooms so far) and came upon this little gem on Disney Plus. Glad I did!
While the 'animals talking to people' trope isn't one that hasn't been done before prior to this movie* -- the protagonist has a family trait that enables them to speak to horses -- it's good harmless fun for the whole family. If you are looking for a meatier horse racing movie perhaps Seabiscuit, The Great Dan Patch and Secretariat (which all have their inaccuracies as well) would be more for your liking, but if you are just looking for some light, feel-good fluff for an hour and a half or looking for a safe movie for your child who loves horses, it does its job :) And the horses are gorgeous athletes!
*There is no CGI animal mouths here; just voiceover for the horses as they do horsey things.
While the 'animals talking to people' trope isn't one that hasn't been done before prior to this movie* -- the protagonist has a family trait that enables them to speak to horses -- it's good harmless fun for the whole family. If you are looking for a meatier horse racing movie perhaps Seabiscuit, The Great Dan Patch and Secretariat (which all have their inaccuracies as well) would be more for your liking, but if you are just looking for some light, feel-good fluff for an hour and a half or looking for a safe movie for your child who loves horses, it does its job :) And the horses are gorgeous athletes!
*There is no CGI animal mouths here; just voiceover for the horses as they do horsey things.