FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Murphy Howard I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Roman Sampson One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

Frances Chung Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

ChrisScreenwriter The horse gets hit by a car and dies! Awful! So awful that I lost interest in the kid, and fast-forwarded till the ending. If you're a horse lover, don't watch this movie.

Eduardo Melnik I watched this movie expecting it would be about the relationship between Charlie and the horse, Pete. I expected this movie to move me and show the bravery of a boy to defend his friend and save his life. I don't want to write any spoilers but this movie is nothing like that. It's just a very sad drama about the misfortunes of Charlie and has very very little to do about his relationship with the horse. I gave it one star because the movie title, the trailers are completely misguided. It should have been titled "Charlie's Life" or something like that. The plot is extremely slow and boring. If you are expecting the same things as I did, I would strongly suggest you skip this movie.

harelives Nope! This is not that. Even if they want you to think it is. This is a story of ambition. Struggle for the ultimate destination. And I know those words are heavy but they suit here for the Pete.

realityinmind Horse racing in Portland? Sure. That is akin to cattle farming in Alaska, or snowplowing in New Mexico. This movie was written and directed by British people who know nothing about Portland Oregon. Horse farming in Portland is niche and is solely owned/operated by families... people do not move to Portland to care for horses. They might move to outlying areas in Oregon and hope to be able to work on a farm with migrant workers for less than minimum wage, but they don't do what this story implies. Another example of a great story being filmed in a city where the inhabitants are so in love with themselves that they rate anything filmed in the city 110%, especially if it sucks.Now I'm not saying the movie is horrible... I'm just saying that this is a British film, screened in British/European film festivals with Australian and British actors (and friends of Buschemi from Boardwalk Empire) and that one chick from Kids, that is filmed in Portland Oregon where a story like this would never ever take place, by people who don't know anything about the region geographically or culturally. And simply because the film takes place in Portland Oregon all of the Hollywood elitists and liberals couldn't possibly do anything less than rate this movie a 7+/10.Just because the book is good, the story is good, a couple of the actors are good, and the city is favored by the people who attend film festivals, does not mean that the movie is good. If you set your story somewhere that is not realistic, then you can't expect your story to be taken seriously. Especially 7+/10 seriously. I give it a 5. And I'm sure that it will be closer to that within a few years when the hyped-up ratings die down.