No More Popcorn
\nFebruary 15, 2012<\/p>\n
Buck: \u201cBuck\u201d actually made the academy\u2019s shortlist, and I was a little shocked to see it didn\u2019t make the nominations, since it\u2019s a total crowd-pleaser in the mold of \u201cMan on Wire.\u201d It\u2019s the kind of film that would make even the least enthusiastic audience member want to check out more films like it. \u201cBuck\u201d is about Buck Brannaman, an acclaimed \u201cHorse Whisperer\u201d (he was the real-life basis for Robert Redford\u2019s character in the 1998 movie). A victim of abuse as a child, Brannaman uses his experience to relate to difficult horses, who are often victims themselves. Director Cindy Meehl brings audiences along with Brannaman in the field as he trains horses, consults with owners, and more often than not offers therapy to animal and owner alike. One of the highlights of last year\u2019s True\/False Festival was having Brannaman on site. He was a great guy to be around, and came off exactly the way Meehl portrays him in the film.<\/p>\n