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Black Beauty
1994
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Black Beauty
Positive Reviews
9
Negative reviews
2
Average Rating
3.3
/5
perennial
sermonising
emotional
intelligent
unsentimental
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3.0
Viewers of this glossy flanked family picture who were once girls, or who have sisters who were once girls, may recall that the story is told from the ..
EW
2.5
Beauty is a prescient horse (more able than its masters to anticipate that bridges will collapse and stables will catch fire) but one night, after Bea ..
Rogerebert
5.0
Black Beauty packs a punch and parents should be ready for childrens emotional reactions.
Common Sense Media
1.5
Although already filmed three times in the sound era, Black Beauty has never been put onscreen faithfully or well, a situation partially remedied by t ..
Variety
4.5
Directing her first feature, screenwriter Caroline Thompson adopts a level headed tone, avoiding the twin traps of sentimentality and sermonising.
Time Out
3.0
As a protagonist, Black Beauty falls somewhere between Little Nell and Mr. Ed.
1.5
Theres none of the breathtaking cinematography, for instance, that distinguished Carroll Ballards Black Stallion, a superb horse movie for all ages.Fo ..
3.0
Though the film occasionally grows ponderous in its loving re creation of Anna Sewells classic 1877 novel, the film never panders to its young 1994 au ..
4.0
If youve never had one in your mouth you cant imagine what a shock it is!
The New York Times
4.0
Black Beauty marks her debut as a director and it is an auspicious one.
Spirituality And Practice
3.8
Unsentimental, non glamorized, and unclouded by the usual overlay of rose colored nostalgia, this is a raw but rewarding motion picture.
ReelViews
3.5
Fans of the book and those looking for something that is intelligent enough for adults and entertaining enough for kids should be more than satisfied.
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
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