AniInterview Sorry, this movie sucks

Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Justina The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

SnoopyStyle Buck Brannaman is a horse whisperer in real life. He was hired as a consultant on Robert Redford's movie 'The Horse Whisperer'. His way of horse training comes from his mentors, his foster parents, and an early childhood of abuse from his drunken father. He and his brother were a young cowboy performing duo. At home, the siblings' only defender was their loving mother. After her death, the abuse got even worst until they were rescued by neighbors. Today, he travels around the country doing horse training clinics. He brings along his daughter Reata and her best friend Nevada Watt. The first thirty minutes are interesting. It goes through his troubled childhood, the movie, and introduces his horsemanship. The next thirty minutes get a little repetitive. It adds to his story but it's not until the last thirty minutes when a real scary horse shows up. That horse adds real tension and danger. Overall, this is a compelling personal story and doing interesting work. Horse lovers will really really love this.

nickpinard96 This documentary tells the story of Buck Brannaman a cowboy who's understanding of horses seems to be unmatched. Buck tours the country for months of the year providing seminars for horse owners everywhere. This documentary follows him to many of his different seminars where they capture Buck doing what he does best. What makes this film unique, and worth watching is the unique way Buck treats the horses he works with. Along with that comes the ability for these horses to seem a lot smarter than most horses, and trained to another level than the average horse. The training seen in the opening minutes of the film leaves a certain wow factor on the viewer. These awesome events are the prologue to the inspiring story to come. As the film progresses it begins to describe Buck's childhood, which was a very troubled one and formed him into the man he is today. Buck's childhood is directly related to the work he does today. It was the events of his past that helped him form some of the techniques he uses in his demonstrations. Buck often describes horses like "children" he uses this analogy to describe the way they must be raised. Buck's respect for these animals is touching to say the least. This film combines Buck's love, with life lessons for all to learn. The lessons apply to more than just horses, this film teaches you how to live your life in such a way that you positively affect everyone you meet. Every interview in the film shares the same message about how wonderful Buck is, and through watching this film you too can share this awesome opinion. The director does a wonderful job at capturing the magic that is Buck Brennaman, and I would recommend this film to anyone and everyone.

Waley Liu The movie Buck is a documentary made by Cindy Meehl. The movie talks about the life and story of the man, Buck Brennaman, with the woes and hardships that he has had to face. When you first watch this movie, you don't really know what you're getting into. You may be asking the words "why am I watching this?". The summary on netflix says its a documentary that talks about a man who the "horse whisperer" was named after. That's weird. If that didn't raise some red flags, I doubt the rest of this review will be helpful to you. You probably don't even like horses that much.But you got started. You're watching this 50 year old man, saddle up, and talk about horses. There are so many questions running through your mind. However, you watch it through, and in the end you feel some sort of way. Something you haven't felt in a while, and you don't know how you feel about it. I'm here to explain it to you. Here's how it goes.The plot is talking about his life (duh. its a documentary. (Just listen...)). It is a saddening childhood, that certainly left me feeling as if I was heartbroken. Abusive relationship, dead guardian angel. The sadness felt in the movie was astonishing; It was not something you would expect from a documentary about horses. However, there is an underlying theme throughout the story, and the real protagonist was there all along. The protagonist is the horse. What is a horse, and what are they considered? Are they lowlier than us? Are they better? Are they meant to be kept like a dog is? The answer is confusing.Brannanman has many beliefs of horses. He believes that they are the ones that are extensions of yourself; that they are supposed to be loved like a family member, and that "the horse is a mirror of your soul", as if they reflect themselves through you. He goes on to state that a horse is supposed to be an extension of your body and you should be able to control it like anything else in your body. However, in the end, Buck breaks horses in for a living. He makes sure that a horse knows that they are the pets. Colts (young horses) are exactly like children. They are the ones that have to be broken in, and showed that they are not superior to the human in anyway. The 3 year old horse in the movie is the perfect example of this. The horse was oxygen deprived at birth. It was in need of dire help at birth due to the circumstances at its birth, but it wasn't given it. It was supposed to be a link and mirror of the owner, but it wasn't. In the end, it was just put down like the rest of the lowly animals that don't behave. Buck's ideology is interesting. He says that a horse is supposed to be like a human, but a human would never be put down just because it didn't listen.Buck's ideology is interesting. It is not concrete, but it is interesting. He tries to practice as he teaches, but he contradicts himself along the way. This documentary was definitely interesting, and I would recommend it to most, just due to the amazing struggles that Buck had to face, and to see someone come from the bottom of despair like that is amazing. However, if you wanted to get into the theological points of view of the story, I would disagree with this being a good watch.

kyleleimeister Honestly, I was not expecting Buck to be a movie which I would thoroughly enjoy, but I was presently surprised by this documentary. I believe this movie is well composed and in some cases a step above a lot of other documentaries. Throughout the film there are emotional transitions that seem rough, but are placed well to give the movie a good cadence. To add to the cadence of the film personal stories from people who have had their horse tamed by Buck Brannaman are added and give insight to how Buck is so inspirational to them. Humor is sprinkled throughout the film, by Buck, to emphasize how such a scared soul can heal and overcome the hardships he endured in his younger years. He does this with his hard work and dedication to better himself and save an animal he understands so well. As Buck Brannnaman puts it, he doesn't help people with horse problems, but instead horses with people problems, and throughout the movie this statement becomes more and more believable. Classic movie clips are given to show how horses used to be treated by humans and the physical and emotional pain we put them through. In one extreme case presented in the movie we see the more stern side of Buck when he confronts a woman who has let her horse become dangerous and in turn now endangers the horse, and as Buck puts it "the human has failed the horse". A relationship between a horse and its owner is that of up-most respect and this is what Buck instills in people he teaches so the horse no longer feels it has a people problem. Overall this was a successful documentary that didn't have the big Hollywood feel to it. Cindy Meehl's first shot at directing is one that punches above the waistline and should be watched by anyone who has been searching for an off-the-beaten track film.