DreamWorks Animation
In Theaters: 06.04
The summer movie season is never complete without animated family films. Since Disney-Pixar’s big release will be exclusive to streaming, DreamWorks’
Spirit Untamed is one of biggest theatrical animated movies coming from a major studio.
Spirit Untamed is a spinoff rather than a direct sequel to the 2002 feature
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, and is actually a reimagining of the Netflix series
Spirit: Riding Free. Lucky Prescott (voiced by
Isabela Merced,
Dora and the Lost City of Gold) is the daughter of the late Milagro Navarro, a fearless horse-riding stunt performer whose life was cut short by a tragic accident during a performance. Lucky has grown up in an East Coast city under the watchful eye of her Aunt Cora (Academy Award winner
CST
Universal presents a film directed by Elaine Bogan and written by Aury Wallington and Kristin Hahn. Rated PG (for some adventure action. ). Running time: 88 minutes. Opens Thursday at local theaters. “Spirit Untamed” reboots the pilot episode of the Netflix series and expands the story to a feature-length adventure filled with madcap action sequences (some played to comedic effect, some harrowing), infectious tunes and the obligatory heartfelt moments involving love and loss and friendship and family.
Isabel Merced gives a winning voice performance as one Lucky Prescott, a plucky and rebellious adolescent who has been living under the care of her Aunt Cora (Julianne Moore) on the East Coast ever since she was a little girl and her mother Milagro (Eiza Gonzalez), a famous horse-riding stunt performer, was killed in a tragic accident. After Lucky’s troublesome antics throw a wrench in her grandfather’s political campaign, it’s decided Aunt Cora will accompa