The first time I saw this movie, I was immediately in love with it. I found myself connecting with the girl, Katie, and I could easily see myself being in her place. One of the main things I admire about her is her bravery. I don't think I could be as brave as her in some of the situations she gets stuck in. Katie is a farm girl, just like me, so I really enjoyed the whole ranch setting. I really do look up to her. I never was a big horse person, but after watching this movie, I actually want a horse. I like all the characters they picked for the movie. One of my favorite characters was the dad, Tim McGraw. He is one of my favorite country singers, so it was really neat to see him in this movie. He played the part very well. This movie kept my attention the whole time and there was never a dull moment. I would definitely recommend this movie to anyone and everyone.

I completely fell in love with this movie! I think the cast of characters were real and believable. Tim McGraw was fantastic of playing the Dad who's caught between protecting his children and setting them free to live their dreams. The whole cast was wonderful and even more so was the story of Flicka itself. Being raised in the city, but a country girl at heart, this film resonated with me. If you're just looking to escape from the harsh, cruel, destructive ways of the city, and lose yourself amongst the way the world was meant to have been, then go see Flicka! An absolute wonderful movie about dreams, family, and a friendship that saves us all.

I killed a few hours of my time watching this movie on a recent flight back from Vancouver. I don't recommend it, even though generally I like the Great Outdoors, horses and even the occasional feel-good film. The problem was Flicka was that it just didn't make sense. The central character writes a (trite and sickening) school assignment about how nasty settlers and developers of the West shunned, captured or killed all the mustangs they found, in pursuit of their manifest destiny. She then finds a mustang, goes to great lengths to capture it, tames it and rides it for her own pleasure. I don't see how this makes any sense at all: it seems to be a totally hypocritical basis for a film.

The Comments I've read regarding Flicka range from love to pure hate, like to dislike, pure joy to pure disgust....but almost EVERYONE raves about the scenery, the cinematography, and the art direction.Well, SURPRISE! 99% of the movie was filmed in the "LA 30 mile" film zone. Three days were spent in Wyoming and you see it sparingly in the bus driving from school to home, the stylized wild horse herd flashes, and the final shot of the movie.For the life of me, I don't know why this wasn't publicized...it adds a completely new depth to the quality of the look of the film when you understand that it was shot 30 minutes from downtown Los Angeles, and NOT in the middle of Big Sky Country.Being the Location Manager on this film, it is a compliment that most people think it was shot in Wyoming....but that would have been EASY! Thoroughly enjoying my experience with this movie, I hope others enjoy it, paying particular attention to the amazing vistas that we found RIGHT HERE in Los Angeles, California.