Title: A feel-good hippo-therapy movie
Product review: Wind Dancer starts off a little shaky, but if you can put that aside, you'll find you're watching a movie that in many regards, closely resembles a mixing ofThe Horse WhispererandFlicka.Frankly, Paige (Raeanin Simpson) in Wind Dancer can't hold a candle to Grace (Scarlett Johansson) in The Horse Whisperer, nor to Katy (Alison Lohman) in Flicka. She's not particularly likeable, nor terribly compelling. The therapist, Susan Allen (Mel Harris) lacks the charm of Tom Booker (Robert Redford, The Horse Whisperer), but does serve as a stubborn foil to a reluctant Paige.Older viewers should probably skip this movie in favor of the grittier, starker presentation of The Horse Whisperer.Still, for children, Wind Dancer's generally lighter feel may be more suitable than The Horse Whisperer, and may offer parents an opportunity to discuss the conquering of fears and disabilities without deeply upsetting them.
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