jrneptune The faults I see with the movie start at the beginning right away.Missed opportunity to educate people on real life basic first aid skills. You don't slap around someone that is unconscious in a plane crash without checking that they are breathing, not bleeding and have not broken anything in their body. Nor did they check the pilot and the other person that was thrown from the aircraft.I don't think making the assumption that poachers would look to do harm to people in a crashed plane is reasonable as well. There are some poachers that would help others in need when encountered but I'll leave that to the storyline.Later in the movie some survival skills are explained and even some basic tracking skills which was nice to see but it was rare.I question why a pit trap would have florescent tubes around it. .The movie might be fine for younger kids kid below the age of 8 but I don't see why they would be exposed to it when there is probably better things they could be watching.

al_duke I saw True Heart a couple of weekends ago, and I must say that it was a good adventure story with great music. However, it's quite heavy-handed in its message of nature conservation. Kirsten Dunst and Zachary Ty Bryan were quite good in this one, as Bonnie and Sam, two siblings who survive a plane crash deep in the woods of BC, Canada. They learn how to survive the hazards of the forest with the help of the native woodsman, Konanesta; in the process, the two learn about the spirits of the woods' creatures, and they also learn about themselves, and their relationships with each other and with their parents. The lead poacher was just plain evil personified, complete with a hook for a hand! We also see the big grizzly bear emerge as the great hero of the movie. (Now, I couldn't get past the grizzly bear being referred to as a "Kodiak"; a Kodiak is a subspecies of grizzly that lives in Alaska.) Which brings me to the portrayal of Konanesta; he acted like the stereotypical Native American one sees in movies in many ways, like being one with "Grandfather Nature"; however, Konanesta looked less like a typical "Indian brave" and more like Sean Connery with a long ponytail. I more than half expected him to talk to Sam and Bonnie in that classic voice saying something like "You are at one with all living things. Each man's thoughts and dreams are yours to know. You have power beyond imagination. Use it well, my friend." But I digress; True Heart was still a good family adventure.

Queerpike I thought this was a pretty good adventure flick. Perhaps not for everyone, but it was an entertaining midday movie if nothing more.This movie is definitely more for kids and families. Some of the elements verge on magical (which has got some of the commenters on this site up in arms but I think the point is to suspend your disbelief - it's an adventure flick for children), morality plays a huge role and the line between good and evil is clearly defined.Basically it's the story of how 2 children, Bonnie and Sam, find their way to safety after their plane crashes in the wilderness, helped by nature-loving wilderness-man Khonanesta and hindered by a group of greedy, selfish poachers with guns. The kids sort of find themselves the middle of an existing battle over the bears.There are a few moral issues raised, which is standard and I think appropriate for the target audience. The conservation of nature vs the greed of the poachers (who are clearly defined as "bad guys" from the get-go). Acceptance and looking beyond first impressions are major themes - the kids have to learn to trust Khonanesta who seems strange to them at first (they also have to trust the bear to a degree). There is also an ongoing moral sub-plot about how they can't let go of the memory of their dead father and have a strong resentment towards their stepfather which Khonanesta tries to help them resolve.Kirsten Dunst is always good, and always seems to have a knack for action/adventure- which this movie is certainly equal parts of. The Home Improvement kid was pretty stilted, didn't seem to really make much of his character which made parts of the script drag. Their relationship could have been more convincing. The Khonanesta character was a bit clichéd in the way he spoke, but I can't really see any other way they could have got the story across in a way that English speaking children could understand.If you're looking for gritty realism you won't find it here, but if that's the case get outta the family section and grab something based on a true story. If you're after a story of hope and courage - family style - then you're on the right track with this one.

wizard-64 Contains Spoilers Sorry I can't see how this movie was ever green lighted.I recognized a young Kirsten Dunst instantly. Written for very young viewers.Anyone older than ten will not put up with this crap. The continuity is awful, with many things (like Khonanesta somehow escaping being locked up in a shed), never explained.There is sloppy editing, lousy dialog, and poor acting to boot. Gunshot wounds that appear to bother the victims less than a mosquito bite. More than once, the poachers have a clean shot to kill the Kodiak, yet somehow fail to pull the trigger and let the bear attack them. The bear even chases 4 men with loaded rifles away from their camp. Hmm, come to think of it, if their gunshots were so ineffective, I would run too.Kirsten Dunst leaves her jacket in one direction while they escape in another, only to kick up dirt and gravel in the opposite direction so they could easily be tracked.A poacher shot with an arrow, in a scene that looks fatal, later re-appears later without a scratch. An old clue cloth (that looks plastic coated), with an insipid riddle that leads the way to a sacred Indian place.Writer/director Cyran's script may have looked good on paper, but the low budget, poor acting and bad direction make this a film to avoid.Interesting only to Kirsten Dunst enthusiasts (she looks very very young here) One Star