Spirit Untamed

Name: Spirit Untamed
Genre: Adventure, Western, Animation, Family
Released: June 4, 2021
Rating: 49
Cast: Eiza González, Gary A. Hecker, Isabela Moner, Jake Gyllenhaal, Julianne Moore

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Universal Pictures | Release Date: June 4, 2021 | PG

Starring: Eiza González, Gary A. Hecker, Isabela Moner, Jake Gyllenhaal, Julianne Moore, Marsai Martin, Mckenna Grace, Walton Goggins

Summary: Lucky Prescott (Isabela Merced), never really knew her late mother, Milagro Navarro (Eiza González) a fearless horse-riding stunt performer from Miradero, a small town on the edge of the wide-open frontier. Like her mother, Lucky isn’t exactly a fan of rules and restrictions, which has caused her Aunt Cora (Julianne Moore) no small amountLucky Prescott (Isabela Merced), never really knew her late mother, Milagro Navarro (Eiza González) a fearless horse-riding stunt performer from Miradero, a small town on the edge of the wide-open frontier. Like her mother, Lucky isn’t exactly a fan of rules and restrictions, which has caused her Aunt Cora (Julianne Moore) no small amount of worry. Lucky has grown up in an East Coast city under Cora’s watchful eye, but when Lucky presses her own luck with one too many risky escapades, Cora picks up stakes and moves them both back with Lucky’s father, Jim (Jake Gyllenhaal), in Miradero. Lucky is decidedly unimpressed with the sleepy little town. She has a change of heart when she meets Spirit, a wild Mustang who shares her independent streak, and befriends two local horseback riders, Abigail Stone (Mckenna Grace) and Pru Granger (Marsai Martin). Pru’s father, stable owner Al Granger (Andre Braugher), is the best friend of Lucky’s father. When a heartless horse wrangler (Walton Goggins) and his team plan to capture Spirit and his herd and auction them off to a life of captivity and hard labor, Lucky enlists her new friends and bravely embarks on the adventure of a lifetime to rescue the horse who has given her freedom and a sense of purpose, and has helped Lucky discover a connection to her mother’s legacy and to her Mexican heritage that she never expected. … Expand

Director: Elaine Bogan and Ennio Torresan

Genre(s): Adventure, Western, Animation, Family

Rating: PG

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Richard Roeper

Jun 2, 2021

So many animated films are multi-layered efforts brimming with jokes only the adults will catch, but Spirit Untamed is pure and unbridled family fun, pardon the pun. Read full review

Katie Walsh

Jun 4, 2021

Spirit Untamed is a sweet film with a moving message about embracing family, heritage and most importantly, yourself, just the way you are, even if that means bravery and recklessness often go hand in hand. Read full review

Wendy Ide

Aug 1, 2021

Handsome animation adds to the appeal of this sequel to the 2002 animation Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, but this is family entertainment that’s quite niche in its appeal – pony-mad kids will love it, but it may test the patience of parents. Read full review

Lovia Gyarkye

Jun 1, 2021

Spirit Untamed is beautiful to look at and occasionally genuinely funny. The stunning and detailed animations saturate Lucky’s world with an impressive array of colors, from the crimson apples she feeds Spirit to the pistachio and emerald-green leaves on the swaying trees. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Jun 2, 2021

Spirit Untamed is almost exactly what anybody not nine would expect out of a feature film spun out of an animated TV show. Bland. Passable animation, but not “cutting edge,” not even on the blade. Simplistic story, maudlin “friends” and “teamwork” sentiment, dialogue that sounds generated by a “talk down to the kids” app. Read full review

Tim Grierson

Jun 1, 2021

A girl-and-her-horse adventure that never really hits its stride, Spirit Untamed offers undemanding family entertainment alongside some easily digestible life lessons. Read full review

Michael O'Sullivan

Jun 2, 2021

The scenery of wind-and water-eroded mesas and stone archways is lovely, but the voice performances are largely inert and unremarkable. Other than the risky shenanigans of the PALs, which ought to give any parent pause, so is the film. Read full review

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JPK

Jul 3, 2021

One Of DreamWorks’s Worst

Though I’d prefer this any day over Shrek The Third, Spirit Untamed is just your typical bland kids movie that beams with mediocrity.

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MiguelHSF

Jun 28, 2021

The animation is ugly to the point of disturbing, a simple and predictable narrative structure. I honestly didn't see any difference between the animation of this film, animation 10 years ago, a CUTSCENE of PS3. In the narrative question one can compare with any animated 3D series ofThe animation is ugly to the point of disturbing, a simple and predictable narrative structure. I honestly didn't see any difference between the animation of this film, animation 10 years ago, a CUTSCENE of PS3. In the narrative question one can compare with any animated 3D series of children's channels made to fill schedule and pluck money with toys.… Expand

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gubo97000

Jun 25, 2021

This is only cheap low budget 3d trash, seriously DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME, just watch the original movie that remains incredible even now. All the "professional" reviewer that gave this film a sufficient mark and above should be fired on spot because they are simply incompetent.

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