Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove (2010) is out this week on DVD, but, really, it deserved a better fate. The film is winsome and charming enough that it might have found a sizable family audience had it been released theatrically. For those counting such things, Escape from Pirate's Cove is actually the fourth Free Willy adventure. This new entry, out now from Warner Premiere, stars Bindi Irwin -- yes, that Bindi Irwin, daughter of the late Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, and the lead of her own show, Bindi the Jungle Girl (TV) -- as Kirra, an Australian pre-teen who goes to live with her grandpa Gus (Beau Bridge) in South Africa when her father falls ill. Gus runs a beat-up theme park that's seen far better days and is facing fierce competition from a rival park owner, Rolf (Stephen Jennings). His luck takes a turn for the better when a...
- 3/25/2010
- by ianspelling@corp.popstar.com (Ian Spelling)
- ScreenStar
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