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Spirit Movie Rating: 
Dazzling AnimationCombining traditional hand-drawn imagery with 3-D computer enhancements, Dreamworks' latest animated film tells the simple tale of a wild stallion's attempts to remain free as human interlopers encroach upon the Old West. | |
| The plot is a predictable pastiche of countless westerns, and the film's politically correct environmental agenda is painfully forced. The one innovation is the minimal dialogue, which is spoken only by a U.S. Cavalry colonel (voiced by James Cromwell) and a Native American (Daniel Studi). The filmmakers, though, don't stray too far from animated film convention - they resort to unnecessary voice-over narration by Matt Damon and bland pop songs by Bryan Adams. |
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It's only when the dazzling animation depicts gorgeous
landscapes, accompanied by Hans Zimmer's stirring music, that the film
achieves the cinematic poetry of a silent movie.
Gay Interest: Damon played the sexually ambiguous title character in The Talented Mr. Ripley. | |
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