Fresh
It's got lovely vistas, and earnest performances, and Allison Lohman... is very believable.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Overview
Katy McLaughlin desires to work on her family's mountainside horse ranch, although her father insists she finish boarding school. Katy finds a mustang in the hills near her ranch. The headstrong 16 year old then sets her mind to tame a mustang and prove to her father she can run the ranch. But when tragedy happens, it will take all the love and strength the family can muster to restore hope.
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54%
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Rotten
It takes a pristine gift for mediocrity to ruin Mary O'Hara's muscular children's novel about a wild boy and his wild horse, but director Michael Mayer has brought off the massacre with aplomb.
Ella Taylor, L.A. Weekly
Fresh
Set against the gorgeous backdrop of a Wyoming mountain range, [Flicka] offers up fantasy footage for every strong-willed girl who ever straddled a saddle.
Scott Tobias, AV Club
Fresh
Alison Lohman, the 27-year-old actress who plays Katy, makes the whole thing worth watching.
Daphne Gordon, Toronto Star
Fresh
This Flicka may not be a classic, but it's a nice afternoon's entertainment, particularly for girls who ride wild horses in their dreams.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
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