if youre a fan of the book my friend flicka or the original 1943 movie of the same name and you be go to be severely disappointed with flicka . this isn not the story of a young boy daydream about own his own horse and and when his dad allow it he choose one thought to be too crazy to tame and a boy who learn about love and responsibility . it the story of a teenage girl who daydream about own her own horse and go out on her own to catch a wild mustang and and try to train it behind her father back . her father sell it when she get hurt and then she turn around and steal it from the rodeo . the moral of this heartwarming tale be that if you disregard your parent often enough and they will eventually cave in and see that youre right . so basically and nothing to do with the original flicka at all . good old gu be reduce to an extra with a few line ( like pass on that flicka be swedish for little girl ) instead of a caring and involve farmhand who disobey his bos because of a little boy love . flicka become a mustang and not part of the family herd and and katie ( instead of ken ) be not allow to have her own horse a her father be stiff and strict and and let face it sexist . and the cougar take a more sinister and active role . the bad thing about this movie be what it teach young kid about horse . the thing that katie do in the film be unrealistic and downright dangerous and and the father be absolutely right in try to stop her ( though if he have have teach her how to train the horse a he do in the original and thing would have turn out differently and but then society these day require more action ) . this movie be the typical childhood black stallion fantasy and to the point where they even make flicka black instead of sorrel . it wouldn not have be a bad if they do not try to use the name of a much love classic novel to promote their film . be this a stand alone story and it would have be far more acceptable and but to claim that this film be base on the novel be a joke . that be say and it be beautifully film and tim mcgraw do a much good job act than i expect . bottom line your kid will love it and but if youre a fan of the original or know anything at all about horse and this movie isn not for you .