Iron Will

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The movie "Iron Will" is about a teenager (MacKenzie Astin) who is trying to save his family farm by entering a 522-mile sled-dog marathon. The movie is visually appealing, but the script is predictable.

A complete lack of imagination is what qualifies this as a B movie. Thankfully, this snowy adventure about a boy and his dogs is charming enough to entice the kiddies.

Charismatic MacKenzie Astin plays a teenager trying to save the family farm by entering a 522-mile sled-dog marathon. Except for Astin, the lusciously scenic background has more depth than most of the characters. This is so predictable you could take a nap and miss nothing except a few rousing scenes in the 1917 Winnipeg-to-St.-Paul sled race.

Although this is visually more appealing than most family fare, one wishes more attention had been paid to the script. --Rochelle O'Gorman