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Spirit Untamed
2021 88 min United States of America PG 6+
★6.0
Adventure, Animation, Family, Western
Director: Elaine Bogan, Ennio Torresan
🎭 Based on
«Spirit Riding Free»
Trailers
Description
Lucky Prescott's life is changed forever when she moves from her home in the city to a small frontier town and befriends a wild mustang named Spirit.
Budget:
$30M
US Gross:
$17.72M
Worldwide:
$42.72M
Starring
Isabela Merced
Actor
Marsai Martin
Actor
Mckenna Grace
Actor
Awards
1 win & 9 nominations total
Key opinion
Spirit Untamed is widely panned as a poor successor that fails to live up to the standard of the 2002 original. Critics and audiences alike criticize its shallow narrative, uninspired animation, and failure to capture the emotional depth that defined the franchise's legacy.
| Screenplay | The film suffers from a shallow, cliché-ridden screenplay that fails to develop characters or internal logic. | |
| Production | The animation quality is consistently described as inferior, looking dated and lacking the artistry of the original. | |
| Adaptation | The film functions as a disappointing adaptation that ignores the tone and spirit of the 2002 predecessor. | |
| Score | The music and songs are viewed as disposable or cringe-inducing, falling far short of the memorable Hans Zimmer score of the original. | |
| Accessibility | Views on the target demographic are split; some see the simplified, preschool-oriented approach as a betrayal of fans, while others note it may only hold value for very young, nostalgic viewers. |