Film Review: ‘Heart of a Champion’: Great for Kids, Parents, Much Less so

PG |  1h 26 m | Family, Drama, High School | February 21, 2023

“Heart of a Champion,” much like “National Velvet,” is a totally-made-for-kids, sweet little drama for young tween girls who like horses. Which covers quite a wide spectrum of young girls.
In the lead is a 14-year-old girl named Charlie (YaYa Gosselin) who’s got a lot on her mind. Her parents have divorced, and she’s dealing with a new school and the minefields that automatically contains, like the local mean girl clique. Except that Charlie’s the kind of buoyant, pure personality that can’t be kept down long, and while she can give as good as she gets regarding snark, she mostly lets insults run off her like water off a duck’s back….

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