Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron Movie Review 2002

Spirit is a wild stallion and leader of his herd, who is captured and treated badly by a Cavalry Colonel (Cromwell) until he escapes with the help of a young Lakota brave, Little Creek (Studi). Action sequences are impressive, even breathtaking, but the simplistic story and constant musical clues to the moods expressed on screen wear quickly. Combination of traditional 2-D and computer-generated 3-D elements doesn't always work, either. On the other hand, the animals don't speak (except for some of Spirit's thoughts in a voiceover provided by Damon), and there are no wacky sidekicks to clutter what is a pretty serious story for an animated feature.

Distribution

DreamWorks SKG, 1000 Flower St., Glendale, CA 91201, Phone: (818)695-5000, Fax: (818)695-7775, URL: http://www.dreamworks.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 85 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Horses, Animation & Cartoons, Native America, Military: Army, Period Piece: 19th Century, Dreamworks Animated Movies

Screenplay

John Fusco

Director

Kelly Asbury, Lorna Cook

Music

Hans Zimmer, Bryan Adams

Other

Matt Damon, James Cromwell, Daniel Studi, Nick Fletcher

Producer

Mireille Soria, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Dreamworks Pictures