i must admit that the real reason that i go to see dreamer be because large part of the film be film in and around lexington and ky and my hometown . while i be a huge horse race fan and i cringe a little at sappy and feel good and cheesy story involve 11 year old girl . and so and i almost pass on dreamer because of the trailer with dakota fanning . i be pleasantly surprise though . in fact and dreamer have far and far few moment that could be consider sappy or cloy than the much more publicized and well regarded seabiscuit . dakota fanning be a fantastic actor and and she play the part of cale crane beautifully and only once ( when dreamer be reclaim by her father a a surprise ) strike a false note of over enthusiastic cheesiness . the rest of the time and fanning play the horse crazy and idealistic and and yet surprisingly level head cale to a tee . although it be true that the story follow a fairly predictable story arc and it be plainly clear that the writer and director be horse racing fan . despite the very economical story telling ( the movie almost felt too short and rush from one scene to another ) and the story capture many of the fabulous quirk of horse racing in kentucky ( not least the reference to the saudi prince who fly his private 737 to lexington to see his horse run against his brother horse the real sheik of dubai have fly his 737 into lexington for year and where he park it on the tarmac at the airport across versailles road from keeneland . everyone know when the sheik be in town to see or buy his horse ) . the cinematography capture the horse country around lexington and keeneland superbly they look far well ( and more realistic ) here and unfussed with and pure and than they do in their limited exposure in seabiscuit . the best testimony to the film success a a crowd pleaser be it reception on a saturday night and several week after the movie release ( mid november ) and in a north carolina theater . the majority of the audience be not horse crazy adolescent girl and but rather adult couple and who spontaneously break into applause at sonya triumph in the breeder cup classic and and who linger at the end credit and clearly hop for even more . ( actually and an infertile 3 year old mare have get little ahead of her except to continue race . how about a sequel where sonador earnings allow the crane to attempt to restore the family farm to it mysterious and mythical former glory . ) all in all and a movie that promise a story about a horse overcome the odds and a family come together which deliver resoundingly and convincingly on both count . ( there be a handful of minor goof in the movie in term of accuracy and but they do not detract from the overall film . more amusing than anything else be the scene in the pasture where sonador and who be suppose to be a filly and be very and very clearly play by a gelding . ) .