Article: REINED-IN `HORSE WHISPERER' NEVER REACHES A GALLOP.(L.A. LIFE) (movie review)

Byline: Glenn Whipp Daily News Film Critic

Robert Redford mines familiar territory both as an actor and as a director in his latest film, the adaptation of Nicholas Evans' sentimental novel ``The Horse Whisperer.'' That's not necessarily a bad thing, but it's not particularly exciting either.

The movie is a beautifully filmed homage to both the Old West and Old Redford. There's also a teen-age girl suffering from a horse-riding accident, a Type A mom with a case of the big-city blues and a magnificent steed that isn't quite right in the head. Needless to say, when mother and daughter and horse meet with Redford the iconic cowboy, they're going to be in ...

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