This movie was inspired by the true story of Winter.
Sawyer (Gamble) helps a wounded dolphin (Winter) on the beach. A call to 911 puts Winter at the Clearwater Marine Hospital. Sawyer keeps checking on Winter as they share a bond.
So there I was rushing to see another Ashley Judd movie (hold on Bob, this was not an Ashley Judd movie) Yeah, I found out. She had a small role as Lorraine, Sawyer's mother, and did good. And, with a possible romantic angle with Dr. Clay Haskett (Connick, Jr),in charge of the hospital, you would expect a romantic thing between them.
But, this is a kids' story (Winter's too) and the two young actors Nathan Gamble and Cozi Zuehisdorff as Hazel carried this movie all the way to the end. Very good.
Most of the movie centered on fixing Winter who severely injured her tail in a fisherman's cage and netting. The tail needed fixing as Winter needed to swim with the tail going up and down, and not sideways. If the tail was not fixed, Winter would die in time.
Dr. McCarthy (Freeman) is brought in to see if he could help with some kind of prosthetic to help Winter swim properly. And, with that voice you just believe things will be all right in time. Morgan Freeman has that affect.
Rufus, a pesky pelican, makes some unexpected appearances and acts like comic relief quite often.
A very nice movie the whole family can enjoy, but bring a box of Kleenex with you anyway. You might need it in places.
Winter, the dolphin, is real and you can go to http://www.seewinter.com to learn more.
Watch all the way to the end to see live shots of Winter and the medical team that helped her. (7/10)
Violence: No. Sex: No. Nudity: No. Language: No.
Sawyer (Gamble) helps a wounded dolphin (Winter) on the beach. A call to 911 puts Winter at the Clearwater Marine Hospital. Sawyer keeps checking on Winter as they share a bond.
So there I was rushing to see another Ashley Judd movie (hold on Bob, this was not an Ashley Judd movie) Yeah, I found out. She had a small role as Lorraine, Sawyer's mother, and did good. And, with a possible romantic angle with Dr. Clay Haskett (Connick, Jr),in charge of the hospital, you would expect a romantic thing between them.
But, this is a kids' story (Winter's too) and the two young actors Nathan Gamble and Cozi Zuehisdorff as Hazel carried this movie all the way to the end. Very good.
Most of the movie centered on fixing Winter who severely injured her tail in a fisherman's cage and netting. The tail needed fixing as Winter needed to swim with the tail going up and down, and not sideways. If the tail was not fixed, Winter would die in time.
Dr. McCarthy (Freeman) is brought in to see if he could help with some kind of prosthetic to help Winter swim properly. And, with that voice you just believe things will be all right in time. Morgan Freeman has that affect.
Rufus, a pesky pelican, makes some unexpected appearances and acts like comic relief quite often.
A very nice movie the whole family can enjoy, but bring a box of Kleenex with you anyway. You might need it in places.
Winter, the dolphin, is real and you can go to http://www.seewinter.com to learn more.
Watch all the way to the end to see live shots of Winter and the medical team that helped her. (7/10)
Violence: No. Sex: No. Nudity: No. Language: No.