Maybe it’s the fact that it’s based on a self-help book, or maybe it is the fact that much of the dialogue could probably be found on the Facebook wall or tea towel of a middle-aged woman, but The Secret: Dare To Dreamis boring. The characters are underwhelming and matched to the dialogue rather than the dialogue coming from their personalities which makes it feel all the more preachy.
It begins with Louisiana preparing for a tropical storm, and that is about as exciting as it gets. If one were wondering how to fix a house up after a storm, then this movie would be helpful in that aspect at least. Katie Holmes (Logan Lucky) plays a widowed mother of three, whose life couldn’t be going worse, until a wonderful stranger comes into her life to regurgitate almost biblical quotes about living her life better. It could be described as a slow burn, but really, whatever burn there might have been fizzles out to a bland and disappointing ending.
This film is like wholemeal toast with a mashed-up banana on top. It might be good for you to hear but wouldn’t you rather have a frosted-flake comedy to pass the time? Sure, maybe if you were looking for it you could find some kind of meaningful sentiment but if you were that desperate then it would be much better to just go out and buy the book.
‘The Secret: Dare To Dream’ is available to stream on Netflix.
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