i think this movie be terrible . katie ( the main character ) be a miserable and thoughtless and rude brat who doesn not care who she hurt in her quest to get her own way . i think this be suppose to pass for free spirit and but i just couldn not like her at all . it no wonder they send her off to board school and keep her less selfish brother around the ranch . the directing be lack . i find myself wonder why and for example and i be watch people line dance for a while and and why they go swim at one point . it do not go together smoothly and there be many part that just do not seem to go into the movie very well . there be some creepy part where one of the ranch hand appear to have a crush on katie and but that also there for no reason . the acting be really pretty good and some of the scene of the horse and the mountain be breathtaking . the theme itself be one that most of u will love and but my advice represent if you like story about how the history of the west be write on or by horse and watch spirit represent stallion of the cimarron it infinitely well .