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The Young Black Stallion
  • Release Date: Dec 25, 2003
Metascore
51 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13
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  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Scott Brown
    75
    The hoofbeats are seismic, the music is like hot cheese, and the sandy vistas thrill appropriately: It's a perfectly rousing Ben-Her of a centerpiece.
  2. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: William Arnold
    75
    Plenty of visuals but little of the rhythm, flow or characterizations that made the earlier film an instant children's classic.
  3. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Allison Benedikt
    63
    There are two good things to say about The Young Black Stallion" It's beautifully shot, and it's short.
  4. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    63
    Stallion" has gorgeous cinematography with spectacular landscapes - plus a lazy script, forgettable performances and regrettably uninspired direction.
  5. Dallas Observer
    Reviewed by: Jean Oppenheimer
    60
    Does not measure up to its predecessor, but it's child-friendly and lasts only 45 minutes.
  6. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kenneth Turan
    60
    A film truly geared to the 6-year-old level. If not younger.
  7. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Dave Kehr
    60
    Joins the small pool of films that have dared to use Imax to tell a story.
  8. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Kirk Honeycutt
    50
    Designed to maximize the visual opportunities for Imax's cameras even as it minimizes the dramatic conflicts that make for a satisfying moviegoing experience.
  9. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Megan Lehmann
    50
    A visual treat diminished by lifeless dialogue and self-conscious acting.
  10. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    50
    Young Tamimi is a terrific rider but a lackluster screen presence, and the film's brevity ensures that her trials have a perfunctory quality that keeps them from being truly compelling.
  11. Variety
    Reviewed by: Ken Eisner
    50
    A visually opulent but dramatically undernourished prequel to the 1979 hit of almost the same name.
  12. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ella Taylor
    40
    IMAX magnifies everything, including flaws, which are legion in this listless, awkward prequel to the 1979 movie based on the novel by Walter and Steven Farley.
  13. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: C.W. Nevius
    25
    Yet another 'Stallion'? Talk about beating a dead horse.
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