truth be tell i have always be a fan of dakota fan film ( aside the cat in the hat and bad film ) so i be flick through the t. v channel and saw this and at first i wasn not really bother about watch it but a i be bogged down by an awful flu i think why not i really like it . i do not know who kurt russell be ( i be sorry i think he be the wrestler kurt angle . ) obviously elisabeth shue be a very good actress and kris kristofferson be a legend a always ( love him in hulk ) and oded fehr be good although in it quite briefly ( much well act than in the awful resident evil series ) and dakota fanning be yet again outstanding . when it be introduce it say next up be dreamer a tearjerker or melodrama and think oh no and i be gon na cry . it not a sad film in a upsetting way it a nice film . to be honest i do not see the interest in horse racing and horse to me should be free to run wild and race them be quite harsh to me . i do not cry ( thank god i keep my masculinity ) but i finish the film in a really good mood . i suppose if a film can do that then happy day . the only criticism be that elisabeth shue have a small role . dreamer be about a stable owner ben crane ( russell ) who have no horse . he have a wife lilly ( shue ) a daughter cale ( fan ) and a dad who be refer to a pop ( kristofferson ) . they have two mexican worker ( i forget their name ) . a prince ( oded fehr ) of some far away country ( i think dubai ) race a horse ( the main horse and sonador or dreamer ) who get injure badly . ben buy and heals the horse and cale later adopt the horse and race it ( i be say no more . ) it a good family film which i oddly enjoy ( even though it certainly not my style of film ) . i would recommend it to anyone who like animal ( horse ) or people who like story about people who never give up ( of which it a great example ) positive .