SPIRIT UNTAMED | MOVIE REVIEW | NORTHLANDS

Entertainment

14 June 2021

Spirit Untamed is the must see horsey movie for all wannabe cowgirls and cowboys alike.

Plucky Fortuna Prescott, or Lucky as she is called; is voiced by Isabela Merced (who also starred as Dora). Jake Gyllenhaal is the voice of Fotuna’s Dad with Julianne Moore as her Aunt Cora.

Lucky Prescott (Isabela Merced) riding Spirit in DreamWorks Animation’s Spirit Untamed, directed by Elaine Bogan. © 2021 DreamWorks Animation LLC. All Rights Reserved.

This is a sweet movie of Lucky moving from the city to a wild west country town to be with her Dad. On the train on her way there, she encounters a wild stallion and they instantly connect.

 

On arrival into the town, Lucky is overwhelmed with the festival and rodeo with its stunt horsewomen, one of who her mother used to be. She instantly connects with a couple of girls with their horses and they become fast friends.

Pru Granger (Marsai Martin) riding Chica Linda in DreamWorks Animation’s Spirit Untamed, directed by Elaine Bogan. © 2021 DreamWorks Animation LLC. All Rights Reserved.

When the baddies run into town with a wild horse Lucky realises it’s the stallion that she connected with on her train journey. With the help of her new friends Pru and Abigail Lucky works hard to gain the horses’ trust and calls him Spirit. When Spirit’s herd are kidnapped by the baddies, Lucky and Spirit with the rest of the gang embark on a high adventure and risky rescue mission.

(from left) Spirit and Lucky Prescott (Isabela Merced) in DreamWorks Animation’s Spirit Untamed, directed by Elaine Bogan. © 2021 DreamWorks Animation LLC. All Rights Reserved.

This is a delightful movie focusing on the relationship between the three girls and the bond with their horses in the face of adversity. There is also the developing bond between father and daughter, and Lucky getting to know whom her late mother was and how similar they both are.

(from left) Abigail Stone (Mckenna Grace) riding Boomerang, Lucky Prescott (Isabela Merced) riding Spirit and Pru Granger (Marsai Martin) riding Chica Linda in DreamWorks Animation’s Spirit Untamed, directed by Elaine Bogan. © 2021 DreamWorks Animation LLC. All Rights Reserved.

The characters including the horses are delightful with lots of slapstick giggles. A charming movie that will delight younger kids especially if they love horses.

 

Check times & dates for Hoyts HERE, then head to Northlands for a delightful family movie to go with your popcorn.