This is a great family movie, for family's which don't have very small children. (The death of a parent figures into the plot.)
Without giving away too much, it's the story of reconciliation between a boy and his father and between the father and his family. That part of the plot alone would make it a good movie. In addition, there's a 'magical' horse (symbolic of something that might be a spoiler), the hilarious road trip of two British kids (who think if they go far enough west with the horse they'll end up in the American 'Old West'), and the chance to watch that handsome Gabriel Byrne act in a film in which he -isn't- a bad guy.
Without giving away too much, it's the story of reconciliation between a boy and his father and between the father and his family. That part of the plot alone would make it a good movie. In addition, there's a 'magical' horse (symbolic of something that might be a spoiler), the hilarious road trip of two British kids (who think if they go far enough west with the horse they'll end up in the American 'Old West'), and the chance to watch that handsome Gabriel Byrne act in a film in which he -isn't- a bad guy.