Dream Horse

 

Welsh director Euros Lyn has composed a triumphant love letter to his homeland in Dream Horse, the true story of a group of Welsh villagers who pool their meager funds to breed and train a thoroughbred that goes on to win big at the races. Toni Collette, who is Aussie, and Damian Lewis, a Londoner, lead the wildly engaging cast of characters, many of the actors are Welsh, who buy into the daft scheme by Jan Vokes (Collette) and stifled tax adviser Howard Davies (Lewis) and by doing so revitalize themselves and their bedraggled town. Collette is winning as always as the spirited wife / daughter/ store clerk who dares to see more in life than the predictability of her marriage and her job by looking into the eyes of fiercely competitive steed named Dream Alliance. Yes, the story arc is familiar but the execution is sure and delightful..