 Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story is also inspiring much praise for its young star, Dakota Fanning. John Anderson begins his review in Newsday by remarking, "Her adult teeth haven't come in yet and already Dakota Fanning, 11, is one of the best actresses on screen." Eleanor Ringel Gillespie puts it this way in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "Technically, she's still a child star. What she really is is a star. Period." Kyle Smith in the New York Post calls her performance "stellar and moving." Ellen Futterman observes in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "Fanning deftly combines a wide-eyed innocence with an eerily mature wisdom, and she makes it all seem so believable." In the Los Angeles Times, Carina Chocano adds: "Fanning radiates intelligence and poise while acting her age -- a rare gift these days. Dreamer keeps the cuteness in check, so the predictable happy ending is more dessert than cream pie in the face." In the New York Daily News, Elizabeth Weitzman has this word for parents: "As long as little girls love horses, grownups will have to take them to movies about little girls who love horses. Should you happen to be the designated chaperone for Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story, count your blessings." |
