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rogerebert.suntimes.com - : To treat animals as if they were human is not respectful to their own natures, and shows a lack of curiosity. I didn't mind the narration, but wouldn't it have been interest ing if the words on the sound track had tried to reflected what might really go through a horse's mind - instead of turning it into a sort of sensitive human observer? Along these lines, the movie did have one stretch of dialogue I could believe a horse would say. It was, ''Oats! Wonderful oats!'' more...
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2/4
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movie-reviews.colossus.net - : Black Beauty is the best live-action family viewing to come along since last summer's The Secret Garden (also penned by screenwriter Caroline Thompson). In addition to John Sayles' as-yet-unreleased The Secret of Roan Inish, both of these films represent a rarity in pictures oriented towards the younger crowd: intelligent stories that can captivate parents. more...
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3/4
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www.toxicuniverse.com - : Black Beauty is a gorgeous little film, one children who haven't been sensory overloaded with explosions and gratuitous sex will adore. Young girls, especially, who read Anne Sewell's novel over and over, will be in heaven. Though I take half a star off for the Sean Bean con and another half off for that jittery narration, Black Beauty is an exquisite film, one you simply must have for your own. more...
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4/5
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