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28 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneRussell, who looks younger with each movie, holds his own against the formidable force that is Dakota Fanning.
- 75Miami HeraldConnie OgleMiami HeraldConnie OgleMom (Elisabeth Shue) suffers from the fatal movie ailment of being so underwritten she's practically see-through.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttRecycles just about every sentimental ploy and cliche from a raft of horse racing movies.
- 60VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonModestly engaging but mostly unexceptional.
- 60The A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonThe A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonThere are no surprises in Dreamer--except that for all its visible and unselfconscious schmaltz, it's actually pretty enjoyable.
- 58Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment WeeklyOne more feel-great sports movie with a teen-poetry title and Kurt Russell will have himself a trilogy.
- 50Village VoiceBen KenigsbergVillage VoiceBen KenigsbergAdults will be restless as stabled bucks, but even children may need unusually high Ritalin doses to slog through the visual and dramatic indifference on display.
- 50Dallas ObserverLuke Y. ThompsonDallas ObserverLuke Y. ThompsonIf you're a little girl in the Lisa Simpson mold, for whom the greatest wish-fulfillment in the world would be to have your own pony, then Dreamer just might be for you. Otherwise, no.
- 50ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliDreamer is a kids' movie. It offers the simple black-and-whites of innocence, with no grays to add complexity.
- 50Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanI was not disappointed by Dreamer, the most dishonest movie I've seen in a while. Nobody gets a fatal disease before the end credits, but every other clich? is exploited in this fabric of impossibilities, nonsense, stereotypes and shameless tear-jerking.