littered with confounding cliches and hokey devices, director/co-writer Andy Tennant's feature is the exact inverse of what a passionate romance should aspire to be, let alone one preaching the power of positivity
it's a genial, if increasingly absurd romantic drama; "The Secret: Dare to Dream" is passably entertaining, thanks to the efforts of Katie Holmes, Josh Lucas, and Celia Weston
it's a frothy, forgettable translation of the hit book that takes its central belief system and uses it as the basis for a vaguely magical romantic drama for moms
a self help movie importing the key message from Rhonda Byrne's 2006 Best Seller "The Secret" in which Katie Holmes and Josh Lucas pull out the emotional beats to speak to the true believers and give them hope in troubled times
"The Secret: Dare to Dream", a romantic drama about the power of magical thinking, may not be the worst movie of 2020, but it has to be the dopiest; It's competent filmmaking in the service of lousy storytelling
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