The Horse Whisperer: Critic Reviews

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RottenTomatoes: 50 reviews

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Janet Maslin New York Times (Top Critic)

80

What The Horse Whisperer loses in storybook romance it gains in rock-solid values and a stirringly profound respect for nature...
Full Review » 12 years ago
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times (Top Critic)

75

...there is a magnificence in his treatment here that dignifies what is essentially a soap opera.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader (Top Critic)

This has loads of craft and honor but never quite takes off.
Full Review » 5 years ago
Susan Stark Detroit News (Top Critic)

75

...an intelligent, lush-looking tale...
Full Review » 12 years ago
Andrew Sarris New York Observer (Top Critic)

We are not talking postmodern or even modern here, but the best kind of old-fashioned.
Full Review » 5 years ago
Todd McCarthy Variety (Top Critic)

Directing himself for the first time, Redford has lavished his usual meticulous care on popular material that comes alive on the screen in ways that it never could on the page.
Full Review » 5 years ago
Stephanie Zacharek Salon.com (Top Critic)

40

Redford seems to have fooled himself into thinking the story of The Horse Whisperer runs much deeper than it does.
Full Review » 12 years ago
James Berardinelli ReelViews (Top Critic)

88

A film as rich in its visual presentation as it is in its emotional resonance.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times (Top Critic)

50

That lack of identifiable passion is The Horse Whisperer's most vexing problem.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Maitland McDonagh TV Guide's Movie Guide

75

Curl your cynical lip if you want, but there's a place for heartwarming, life-affirming, even weepy dramas.
Full Review » 5 years ago
Time Out

It's a film-maker's love letter to himself.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Laura Clifford Reeling Reviews

84

I found it to be a compelling, adult film that transports you into another world.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Jeanne Aufmuth Palo Alto Weekly

88

A lovely piece of filmmaking.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Robert Roten Laramie Movie Scope

75

This is a beautiful movie, but not for those in a hurry.
Full Review » 9 years ago
John R. McEwen Film Quips Online

70

Robert Redford has done it again.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Nick Davis Nick's Flick Picks

42

For such a long meal it certainly isn't very filling.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Margaret A. McGurk Cincinnati Enquirer

75

Despite its flaws, The Horse Whisperer is a marvel -- in its artistry, its love of place, and its tender regard for broken hearts.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Mark Palermo Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

40

Full Review » 10 years ago
Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

40

Full Review » 10 years ago
Cathy Thompson-Georges Boxoffice Magazine

50

The Horse Whisperer is a calculated heart-tugging machine, as soulless and efficient in its own way as Twister or Independence Day; instead of a 'thrill-ride,' it's a trip through the tunnel of love.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality and Practice

Tutors us in the art of slowing down, being present, and quieting the heart.
Full Review » 10 years ago
James Kendrick Q Network Film Desk

75

Redford is obviously a romantic at heart, and he brings a light touch to the erotic moments in the film.
Full Review » 11 years ago
James Sanford Kalamazoo Gazette

has much in common with 'The Electric Horseman,' Redford's popular 1979 vehicle ...But while 'Horseman' was a feel-good formula picture, 'Whisperer' is aiming for something much deeper and truer.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Wallace Baine rec.arts.movies.reviews

The long lead-in eventually comes to a powerful emotional payoff, particularly for anyone who has experienced a bond with an animal.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Liz Braun Jam! Movies

60

The Horse Whisperer moves slowly and is patently manipulative, but it gets to you nonetheless. A colleague referred to the movie as the ultimate chick flick; no argument here.
Full Review » 12 years ago