This was the worst movie I've seen in a long while. It was long, and unnecessarily so. The romance was unbelievable and gave me the creeps because there was no reason for it to develop in the plot except because two good looking people were near each other. The horse whisperer's moves seemed contrived, especially after seeing a documentary about a real horse whisperer. The scenery was pretty, but also contrived. In one shot two kids are positioned just right so that you can see a rainbow in between them. By the way, it hasn't been raining. In another scene a character just gawks at the scenery... no other content to this scene. And the plot holes. 1) HW claims in phone conversation that he is too busy with clinics and that he doesn't work one on one. Then he gives months of his seemingly uninterrupted "ranching life" now up to work with her horse. 2) The kids are out of school the whole time. One claims he is let out early to work the ranch and then we have a scene where it is supposed to be Spring.
That's mighty early. 3) There is no motivation for marital tensions, yet the husband seldom calls while his beloved daughter is away. Who is the one that is too busy with work? 4) Usually when there is a scene involving the recollection and retelling of a tragic event its purpose is to fill in the mysterious blanks that the viewer is wondering about. But when the little girl finally breaks down and tells her story, there are no surprises. We have seen already in detail what happens. The only purpose of the scene then is to aggrandize the HW and his wise ways. Well, if he is so wise, why does he make the mistake that juvenile mistake he makes in the movie?
All in all, I hated this film. The main characters came off as morally sleezy instead of romantic. The scenery was pretty, but not movie-making. The characters were questionably inauthentic, except for the HWs family. My recommendation is that you save your time.
That's mighty early. 3) There is no motivation for marital tensions, yet the husband seldom calls while his beloved daughter is away. Who is the one that is too busy with work? 4) Usually when there is a scene involving the recollection and retelling of a tragic event its purpose is to fill in the mysterious blanks that the viewer is wondering about. But when the little girl finally breaks down and tells her story, there are no surprises. We have seen already in detail what happens. The only purpose of the scene then is to aggrandize the HW and his wise ways. Well, if he is so wise, why does he make the mistake that juvenile mistake he makes in the movie?
All in all, I hated this film. The main characters came off as morally sleezy instead of romantic. The scenery was pretty, but not movie-making. The characters were questionably inauthentic, except for the HWs family. My recommendation is that you save your time.