Dream Horse: reviews

What the critics say average 7.0 from 4

• 7.0 The Hollywood ReporterLeslie Felperin Like horse racing, filmmaking is a high-risk gamblers' game, but the team behind Dream Horse, the resulting dramatization of the Vokes' story, have surely bred a winner with this endearing, determinedly crowd-pleasing adaptation. Read
• 7.0 Screen DailyTim Grierson Director Euros Lyn overdoes the feel-good trappings, but it?s hard to deny the genuine sentiment that the movie stirs up. Read
• 7.0 SlashfilmBen Pearson The script doesn?t add anything new to the sports movie formula ? you can see every major plot development coming from the stratosphere ? but Lyn?s execution of those ideas powers the movie through its predictable plotting. Read
• 7.0 VarietyDennis Harvey This is a well-cast, artfully handled effort that exercises sufficient restraint to really earn its requisite laughter and tears. Read