Synopsis
When 12-year-old Rob Horton discovers a caged tiger in the woods near his home, his imagination runs wild and life begins to change in the most unexpected ways. With the help of a wise and mysterious maid, Willie May and the stubborn new girl in school, he must navigate through childhood memories, heartache, and wondrous adventures.
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Cast
- Dennis QuaidBeauchamp
- Katharine McPheeCaroline Horton
- Queen LatifahWillie May
- Sam TrammellRobert Horton Sr.
- Christian ConveryRob Horton
- Madalen MillsSistine Bailey
- Angela GiarratanaMiss Mills
- Faith DillonMrs. Soames
- Nicholas Ryan HernandezBilly Threemonger
- Selah Kimbro JonesYoung Willie May
Recommendations
- 50
Austin Chronicle
Director/screenwriter Giarratana occasionally summons up a lovely moment, although the overall tone is inconsistent. - 50
Los Angeles Times
The script wields its symbolic hammer so heavily that it tends to smother the story’s more authentic emotions. - 40
The New York Times
The metaphors are so obvious that the film becomes trapped in its own cage of archetypes and clichés, and unlike the tiger, there is no champion to open the gates to a more original cinematic world. - 30
Variety
Designed for maximum corniness, The Tiger Rising peppers its action with enough references to God, upturned-to-the-heavens gazes and warm enveloping light to make clear its function as a homily. - 20
Polygon
Giarratana doesn’t seem to trust that the story of two kids and their emotions is enough of a draw onscreen, so they fluff up the movie to bolster the drama — but really, they should have just let the tiger run free. - 20
Screen Rant
The Tiger Rising is too serious and abstract for kids yet too ham-fisted for adults.
