During the Depression, Sonora and her sister are living with her aunt because their parents have died. Sonora claims her horse named Lightning can jump over a fence, and the other children dare her to do it. The horse breaks the fence and the cows get out. Then Sonora gets in trouble in school. Her aunt decides she doesn't want Sonora any more, so Sonora runs away and attempts to join a horse diving show. She schemes her way into a job helping take care of the horses, and eventually she gets her big break. A romance with Al, the show owner's son, doesn't go as well as expected. The show has various problems which are eventually overcome.
Sonora is confident, determined, and quite likeable. And she can sing. The movie has comedy, excitement, and some sad moments. I see this as a family movie, with only minimal violence (of the type to be expected with tough characters living in hard times), and nothing really that would bother parents. Overall, I enjoyed it.
SPOILERS: One of my favorite moments was Al's very public marriage proposal, which was somewhat embarrassing for Sonora, though the audience loved it.
I thought it would ruin the movie for me when Sonora went blind after an accident. But that was just a new challenge and it made the ending that much more exciting.
Sonora is confident, determined, and quite likeable. And she can sing. The movie has comedy, excitement, and some sad moments. I see this as a family movie, with only minimal violence (of the type to be expected with tough characters living in hard times), and nothing really that would bother parents. Overall, I enjoyed it.
SPOILERS: One of my favorite moments was Al's very public marriage proposal, which was somewhat embarrassing for Sonora, though the audience loved it.
I thought it would ruin the movie for me when Sonora went blind after an accident. But that was just a new challenge and it made the ending that much more exciting.