by IsabellaBT | Jan 19, 2018 | Press
Kepler’s Dream shares the story of a young girl, Ella (Isabella Blake-Thomas) whose mother Amy (Kelly Lynch) is undergoing chemotherapy and must go into the hospital. Her parents are divorced and rather than taking care of her himself, her father Walt (Sean Patrick...
by IsabellaBT | Jan 19, 2018 | Press
Blake-Thomas is appealing and sympathetic as the emotionally beleaguered young heroine, while Taylor thankfully infuses subtle shadings into a character who in lesser hands could easily have come across as a stereotype. The supporting performances are mostly...
by IsabellaBT | Jan 19, 2018 | Press
Based on the 2012 YA novel by Juliet Bell, Kepler’s Dream is a study in family dynamics that’s sweet without being too saccharine. A city kid who doesn’t know a palomino from a pinto, Ella shows up to her grandmother’s New Mexico home in a...
by IsabellaBT | Jan 19, 2018 | Press
Ella (Isabella Blake-Thomas) is a girl caught in a terrible situation. With her mother, Amy (Kelly Lynch), dealing with life after a leukemia diagnosis, Ella is unable to remain at home, while her estranged father, Walt (Sean Patrick Flannery) generally avoids...
by IsabellaBT | Jan 19, 2018 | Press
A simple story with an impactful meaning, ‘Kepler’s Dream’ is truly a feel-good movie for the viewers. Revolving around values of love, hope, friendship, affection and honesty, it offers meaning and purpose to an otherwise broken family. It succeeds in delivering a...
by IsabellaBT | Jan 19, 2018 | Press
Blake-Thomas gives Ella equal parts spunk and curiosity, the perfect foil for Taylor’s character, a rare book collector who has no time for the kid’s “likes,” “ums,” and “yeahs.” In a deliciously savage scene, Violet scolds Ella: “Don’t be a Philistine!”… See...
