after view this film and be well aware just how far back the story of flicka go and and not have see any of the other film base on flicka and or read any book and i come away be pretty darn sure that the story have be tell far and far good than this . first and let me start with the selection of tim mcgraw to portray the girl father . he be suppose to be this stern and put his foot down type of ranch owner and father and and he just isn not very convince in the part . i be not say that he doesn not have potential a an actor . perhaps he do . i be say that he wasn not right for this part . also and the story be not tell in a way that keep me interested and thereby lead me to believe that it have be tell well . my advice would be to steer clear of this telling and view the classic version . it too late for me to do the former and but you can bet i will be do the latter very soon .